{"product_id":"9780715631928","title":"Villa to Village The Transformation of the Roman Countryside","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDebates in Archaeology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eVilla to Village\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Transformation of the Roman Countryside\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Hodges | Richard Hodges | Riccardo Francovich\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ Rome\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVilla to Village\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the historical view that hilltop villages in Italy were first founded in the tenth century. Drawing upon recent excavations, the authors show that the makings of the medieval village lie in the demise of the Roman villa in late antiquity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book describes the lively debate between archaeologists and historians on this issue. It also examines the evidence for the first manorial villages of the Carolingian era and describes how these were transformed into the familiar feudal villages that are characteristic of much of Italy. Useful maps, plans and reconstructions illustrate this useful text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiccardo Francovich\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Siena, Italy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Hodges\u003c\/b\u003e, OBE, is Professor and Director of the Institute of World Archaeology, University of East Anglia, Director of Archaeology for the Butrint Foundation, UK, and Director of the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, USA. He is the editor of the Debates in Archaeology series; and his publications include \u003ci\u003eDark Age Economics, The Anglo-Saxon Achievement, Towns and Trade in the Age of Charlemagne, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Goodbye to the Vikings\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Bloomsbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 September 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780715631928\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370236444812,"sku":"9780715631928","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_957e1b2f-7b47-4547-90c2-f97715928761.jpg?v=1783881923","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780715631928","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}