Professor Ray Laurence from the Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies is editor of a new series of books on Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism for Ashgate Publishing and is looking for book proposals.

Over the course of the last two decades the study of urban space in the Roman world has progressed rapidly with new analytical techniques, many drawn from other disciplines such as architecture and urban studies, being applied in the archaeological and literary study of Roman cities. These dynamically interdisciplinary approaches are at the centre of this series. Ray Laurence has been a pioneer of these studies with books such as Roman Pompeii: Space and Society; The Roads of Roman Italy: Mobility and Cultural Change and, with David Newsome, Rome, Ostia, Pompeii: Movement and Space. The series includes both micro-level analyses of interior spaces as well as macro-level studies of Roman cities (and potentially also wider spatial landscapes outside the city walls). The series encourages collaboration and debate between specialists from a wide range of study beyond the core disciplines of ancient history, archaeology and Classics such as art history and architecture, geography a nd landscape studies, and urban studies. Ultimately the series provides a forum for scholars to explore new ideas about space in the Roman city.

For more information on how to submit a book proposal to the series, please contact Michael Greenwood, at mgreenwood@ashgatepublishing.com.