Northern Italy in the Roman world : from the Bronze Age to late antiquity / Carolynn E. Roncaglia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roncaglia, Carolynn E., 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

History.

Italy, Northern--History.

Italy, Northern.

Italy, Northern--Civilization--Roman influences.

Northern Italy.

Physical Description:

xxi, 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Using a wide range of epigraphic, archaeological, numismatic, and literary evidence, Northern Italy in the Roman World traces the evolution of Northern Italy from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity and examines how the Roman state dramatically changed the region. This study on a much-neglected part of the Roman world uses northern Italy as a case study for examining the impact of the Roman empire on areas that it controlled. The book finds that while levels of Roman intervention varied considerably over time, the Roman state greatly influenced both local and transregional developments. This influence is shown to be pervasive and reflected in material ranging from loom weights to social networks and from ritual horse burials to the careers of writers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The creation of Northern Italy

Northern Italy before the Romans

The Roman conquest

Citizenship and identity

Northern Italy in the Roman world

Governing Northern Italy

Novum comum

The Tanaro Valley and Italian networks

Aquileia and imperial networks

Northern Italy beyond the Romans

Late antique transformations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421425191

142142519X

OCLC:

1007038255