Cosa and the colonial landscape of Republican Italy (third and second centuries BCE):

"This important new volume examines archaeological evidence of Roman colonization of the Middle Republican period. Themes of land use, ethnic accommodation and displacement, colonial identity, and administrative schemes are also highlighted. In delving deeply into the uniqueness of select colon...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Körperschaft: The Colonial Landscape of Republican Italy (3rd and 2nd centuries BCE) (Veranstaltung) Tallahassee, Fla (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: De Giorgi, Andrea U. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Tagungsbericht Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2019
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Zusammenfassung:"This important new volume examines archaeological evidence of Roman colonization of the Middle Republican period. Themes of land use, ethnic accommodation and displacement, colonial identity, and administrative schemes are also highlighted. In delving deeply into the uniqueness of select colonial contexts, these essays invite a novel discussion on the phenomenon of colonialism in the political landscape of Rome's early expansion. Roman urbanism of the Middle Republican period brought to the Italian peninsula fundamental changes, an important example of which, highlighted by a wealth of studies, is the ebullience of a dense network of colonies, as well as a mix of senatorial tactics and individual initiatives that underpinned their foundation. Whether Latin, Roman or Maritimae, colonies created a new mesh of communities and, altogether, imposed a new topography; more subtly, they signified the mechanisms of the rising hegemony. This book brings to the fore the diversity, agendas, and overall impact of a 'settlement device' that changed the Italian landscape and introduced a new idea of Roman town"--
Beschreibung:Aus den Danksagungen: "This book grew out of the 2014 Langford Conference 'The Colonial Landscape of Republican Italy (3rd and 2nd centuries BCE)...."
Beschreibung:xiii, 296 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780472131549

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand! Inhaltsverzeichnis