The Social War, 91 to 88 Bce: A History of the Italian Insurgency Against the Roman Republic

ISBN-13: 9780367879259 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 264 str.

Christopher J. Dart

Opis

Ancient sources preserve scant information about the conflict, but the Social War is widely recognised as having been immensely important in the unification of Roman Italy. In response to the conflicting accounts and contradictory interpretations of modern scholarship, this book provides a new, comprehensive reassessment of the events surrounding t

Recenzje

'Dart’s work is a very important contribution to the scholarship of a crucial episode in the Roman Republic. It is especially valuable in its recognition that the problems of the Italians were not solved after the war and that they had to fight until 70 BCE before their rights were fully recognized. As such it is essential reading for anyone interested in this period.' Classical Journal

Spis treści

The modern study of the social war.  Ancient perspectives on the social war.  Italians and the Roman state in the second century BCE. Livius Drusus, Poppaedius Silo and the looming conflict (91 BCE).  The outbreak of the war (91 to 90 BCE).  The war in Italy (90 BCE).  The collapse of the Italian insurgency (89 to 88 BCE).  The Lex Iulia, Lex Plautia Papiria and enfranchisement (90 to 88 BCE).  Ongoing conflicts and enfranchisement (88 to 70 BCE).

O autorze

Christopher J. Dart is a Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has published on a diverse range of subjects relating to the Roman world, including citizenship and land rights, the Roman triumph, the Social War in Italy and Roman military history.