city and country in the ancient world

Review ". . . deserves a wide readership." -- Minerva `... an invaluable summary of current research/opinions on the topic' - JACT Review `... an invaluable summary of current research/opinions on the topic - JACT Review Product Description The ancient Greco-Roman world was for the most part comprised of cities: not the massive urban conglomerates we picture today, but communities in which the countryside was dominated by an urban center. This collection of essays by leading archaeologists and historians brings together the two disciplines of ancient history and archaeology to explore the city-country relationship and its impact on social, political, economic and cultural conditions in classical antiquity.