{"title":"Samuli Simelius","description":"Dr Samuli Simelius is a teacher of ancient cultures in the University of Helsinki, Finland, and a post-doctoral researcher in the project Law, Governance and Space: Questioning the Foundations of the Republican Tradition (funded by the European Research Council). He wrote his doctoral dissertation on Pompeian peristyle gardens.","products":[{"product_id":"pompeian-peristyle-gardens-paperback","title":"Pompeian Peristyle Gardens - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines how Pompeian peristyle gardens were utilized to represent the socioeconomic status of Roman homeowners, introducing fresh perspectives on how these spaces were designed, used, and perceived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePompeian Peristyle Gardens \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a novel understanding of how the domus was planned, utilized, and experienced through a critical examination of \u003ci\u003eall \u003c\/i\u003ePompeian peristyles - not just by selecting a few well-known examples. This study critiques common scholarly assumptions of ancient domestic space, such as the top-down movement of ideas and the relationship between wealth and socio-political power, though these possibilities are not excluded. In addition, this book provides a welcome contribution to exploring the largely unexamined middle class, an integral part of ancient Roman society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePompeian Peristyle Gardens \u003c\/i\u003eis of interest to students and scholars in art history, classics, archaeology, social history, and other related fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Open Access version of this book, available at http: \/\/www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51457963131103,"sku":"9780367650001","price":98.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/usVedpJn_V9780367650001.webp?v=1790352073"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/samuli-simelius.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}