The Early Roman Expansion Into Italy: Elite Negotiation and Family Agendas

ISBN-13: 9781108436854 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 347 str.

Nicola Terrenato

Opis

Argues that Roman expansion in Italy was accomplished more by means of negotiation among local elites than through military conquest.

Recenzje

'A very important read for those interested in early Roman history, in historiography, or in the relationship of history and myth.' A. A. Nofi, New York Military Affairs Symposium Review

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Views of Roman imperialism through time; 2. The long-term context of Roman expansion: central Italian society and politics in the early first Millennium BCE; 3. The global context of Roman expansion: the central Mediterranean between the late fifth and the early third centuries BCE; 4. A heterogeneous conquest I: a cross section of polity biographies and types of conflicts; 5. A heterogeneous conquest II: family biographies and agendas; 6. The consequences of the expansion; 7. Conclusions; Works cited; Index.