Baetica felix : people and prosperity in southern Spain from Caesar to Septimius Severus / Evan W. Haley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haley, Evan W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land settlement--Spain--Andalusia--History--To 1500.

Land settlement.

Social structure--Spain--Andalusia--History--To 1500.

Social structure.

Andalusia (Spain)--Economic conditions.

Andalusia (Spain).

Andalusia (Spain)--Social conditions.

Andalusia (Spain)--Civilization--Roman influences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Baetica, the present-day region of Andalusia in southern Spain, was the wealthiest province of the Roman Empire. Its society was dynamic and marked by upward social and economic mobility, as the imperial peace allowed the emergence of a substantial middle social and economic stratum. Indeed, so mutually beneficial was the imposition of Roman rule on the local population of Baetica that it demands a new understanding of the relationship between Imperial Rome and its provinces. Baetica Felix builds a new model of Roman-provincial relations through a socio-economic history of the province from Julius Caesar to the end of the second century A.D. Describing and analyzing the impact of Roman rule on a core province, Evan Haley addresses two broad questions: what effect did Roman rule have on patterns of settlement and production in Baetica, and how did it contribute to wealth generation and social mobility? His findings conclusively demonstrate that meeting the multiple demands of the Roman state created a substantial freeborn and ex-slave "middle stratum" of the population that outnumbered both the super-rich elite and the destitute poor.

Contents:

Rural settlement and production in Baetica, c. 50 B.C.-27 B.C.

Baetica pacata

The Julio-Claudian experience

The Flavian impact : the evidence surveyed

The Flavian impact : an analysis

Wealthy Baetici

The nature of economic growth in Roman Imperial Baetica : a theoretical perspective.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-262) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79779-6

OCLC:

213306091