This Book Is The First Sustained Examination Of The Development Of Road Infrastructure In Pompeii--from The Archaic Age To The Eruption Of Mt. Vesuvius In 79 Ce--and Its Implications For Urbanism In The Roman Empire--provided By Publisher. Introduction: Modern Scholarship; The New Myths Of Ancient Traffic; The Street Surface And Rut Creation; Vehicles, Laws, And Attitudes; Control Of Urban Streets; The Shape Of The Book -- The Development Of Pompeii's Urban Street Network -- Surfaces Of The Street -- Architecture Of The Street -- Evidence Of Traffic -- The Traffic Systems Of Pompeii -- World Of The Mulio -- Traffic In The Roman World -- Conclusion. Eric E. Poehler. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.