A mosquito-infested and swampy plain lying north of the city walls; Romes Campus Martius; or Field of Mars; was used for much of the period of the Republic as a military training ground and as a site for celebratory rituals and occasional political assemblies. Initially punctuated with temples vowed by victorious generals; during the imperial era it became filled with extraordinary baths; theaters; porticoes; aqueducts; and other structures - many of which were architectural firsts for the capitol. This book explores the myriad factors that contributed to the transformation of the Campus Martius from an occasionally visited space to a crowded center of daily activity. It presents a case study of the repurposing of urban landscape in the Roman world and explores how existing topographical features that fit well with the Republics needs ultimately attracted architecture that forever transformed those features but still resonated with the areas original military and ceremonial traditions.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Forking OutBy Rakesh GuptaThis book is almost like a surreal work in its subject; treatment and message. It reaches a point when words that one reads are literally inadequate. They need to be read as metaphors. For example; come down. Simple; but; with Peter O Toole and Burton it becomes fall in the gutter. That is their message to Alan Bates; who tells them of his prospective stardom. The proletarian revolt against the traditional British theatre is the subject of this book. It starts earlier than Osbornes Looking Back in Anger. Each of these words are metaphorical. The book peaks with Lawrence; Becket; Dr. No etc. The serious work takes one through the tedium of changing scene of personal and professional lives of fine actors-the likes of Olivier; Burton; Finney; Harris; Shaw; Connery; Peter; Bates; Caine and many more. This books importance is its multilayered treatment of theatre; film; actors; society; habits; relationships and money scarcities that theatre engenders. If the theatre of life is of interest to any one; then this book offers a peep into that too. So; go watch it-no; not read it. It moves like a stage or a filming. Yes; I mean it; watch it is implied as read it. It is a screen-backgrounder; action pack; and sound recorder. One starts to recollect the voices of O Toole; Burton; Olivier; Omar Shariff. What the welsh; scots and Irish have done to the Brit ish theatre and world cinema of the 1950s -60s is all set here.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The voice of a generation.By G. HelshamProvides an interesting overview of the young actors of a generation when received BBC pronunciation ceased to be essential and a wide range of regional accents were able to come to the fore. In the wake of Look Back in Anger a far more representational image of Britain was able to be shown. No more drawing room comedies holding centre stage.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Dont Let the Bastards Grind You Down: How One...By MackHave not yet read it; though from skimming through; appears to be a good read. Received it in plenty of time.
