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The Roman conquest of Italy in the Republican period led to widespread economic changes in which the conquered Italians played an important role. This volume explores the interplay between economic activities and the integration of the Italian peoples into the Roman civic, legal, social, and cultural framework.
List of contents
- Frontmatter
- List of Figures
- List of Maps
- 1: Introduction: economy and integration in the Roman Republic
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: The structure of this book
- 1.3: Economic activities and institutions
- 1.4: Integration and identity
- 1.5: Integration and Romanization
- 1.6: The administration of conquered areas
- 1.7: Sources and methodology
- 2: Points of contact: interaction between Roman and Italian
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Roman colonization and spatial integration between Romans and Italians
- 2.3: Migration and mobility
- 2.4: Sanctuaries and temples as meeting places
- 2.5: Fairs and markets
- 2.6: Other interactions between Romans and Italians
- 2.6.1: Military service
- 2.6.2: Social relations: intermarriage, friendships, elite networks
- 2.7: Conclusion
- 3: The economic integration of Italy
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Italian commercial activities in the Mediterranean
- 3.2.1: Italians in the Mediterranean
- 3.2.2: Commercial export
- 3.2.3: Developments in agriculture and manufacturing
- 3.3: Economic developments in Italy
- 3.3.1: Latium
- 3.3.2: Campania
- 3.3.3: Apulia
- 3.3.4: Lucania and Bruttium
- 3.3.5: Macroeconomic developments in Republican Italy
- 3.4: Conclusion
- 4: Consequences of interaction: institutional and cultural change
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Legal and institutional instruments for interaction
- 4.2.1: Legal developments
- 4.2.2: Italian administration and institutions
- 4.2.3: Italian and Roman coinage
- 4.2.4: Weights and measures
- 4.2.5: Conclusion
- 4.3: The investment of wealth in Italy
- 4.4: Cultural developments
- 4.5: Linguistic developments
- 4.6: The concept of Italian and Italian identity
- 4.7: Roman protection of its allies
- 4.8: Conclusion
- 5: From economic to political integration
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Cultural prejudice against Italians
- 5.3: The position of Italians in the late second century
- 5.3.1: Roman and Italian power relations
- 5.3.2: Lack of Roman citizenship and its negative effects for economic activities
- 5.3.3: Other causes of resentment
- 5.4: Demands for citizenship in the late second century
- 5.5: The outbreak of the Social War
- 5.6: The grant of citizenship to the Italians
- 5.7: Political and economic opportunities for Italians after the Social War
- 5.8: Italian identity after the Social War
- 5.9: Conclusion
- 6: General conclusions
- Endmatter
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Saskia T. Roselaar obtained her PhD from Leiden University in 2009 and has worked as a Newton International Fellow at the University of Manchester and as a Nottingham Advanced Research Fellow. Her 2010 book Public Land in the Roman Republic: A Social and Economic History of Ager Publicus in Italy, 396-89 BC (Oxford University Press) was awarded the James Henry Breasted Prize and the Premio Speciale della Corte Costituzionale della Repubblica Italiana. Her research interests cover the social, economic, and legal history of the Roman Republic, as well as issues of citizenship and integration in the Roman world in general.
Summary
The Roman conquest of Italy in the Republican period led to widespread economic changes in which the conquered Italians played an important role. This volume explores the interplay between economic activities and the integration of the Italian peoples into the Roman civic, legal, social, and cultural framework.
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... Roselaar has succeeded in writing a truly thought-provoking book, which fits nicely into a growing trend of reappraisal of the agency of non-Romans in the formative years of the Roman State.
