Abstract
This comparative study of the urban ideals and planning practices of the Tawantinsuyu (lncan) and Roman empires exposes similarities between the respective urban networks, colonization, and planning, and the use by both empires of urbanism as avital tool for the advancement and consolidation of imperial power. Similar to Roman colonization practices, the road system of the Tawantinsuyu Empire created a complex network of interconnected cities. The urbanism and architectural 'toolkit' of the two empires is carefully compared in identifying a comparative formal semiotics, the findings of which are applicable to both modes of imperial urbanism.
Original language | English |
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Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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Award date | 21 Oct 2022 |
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Publication status | Unpublished - 2022 |