The urban systems of the Balkan and Danube Provinces (2nd – 3rd c. AD)

Author(s):
Donev, D.
Published
2018
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

This study is about the reconstruction of the urban

geography of the Balkan and the Danube provinces at the time of the Severan

dynasty (AD 193-235). Four basic parameters were in the focus of research:

the origin and socio-economic character of the settlements, their size, micro-location and the size of their administrative territories. The principal goal of this exercise was to map the variable developments of the urban network, both between and within the sub-regions that constitute this part of the Roman Empire. This line of inquiry helped to bridge the gap between the regional and the general. In the process of explaining the apparent gaps in the urban map of the study-region or the differential growth of the individual towns and settlements, we were inevitably faced with the question of the role of the town in Roman provincial society and economy or the basic prerequisites for the emergence and prosperity of towns. This study also brought to light the intimate connection between towns and imperialism.

High EmpireUrbanizationUrban systemsBalkan Peninsulathe Danube
Defense date
2018-11-06
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Ligt, L. de
Committee member(s)
Proeva, N.; Zangenberg, J.K.; Horvat, J.
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Institute for History, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/66793