Description:
A Companion to Roman Italy investigates the impact of Rome in all its forms--political, cultural, social, and economic--upon Italy's various regions, as well as the extent to which unification occurred as Rome became the capital of Italy.
- The collection presents new archaeological data relating to the sites of Roman Italy
- Contributions discuss new theories of how to understand cultural change in the Italian peninsula
- Combines detailed case-studies of particular sites with wider-ranging thematic chapters
- Leading contributors not only make accessible the most recent work on Roman Italy, but also offer fresh insight on long standing debates
Review Quotes:
"A Companion to Roman Italy will be of interest to a wide public and shows that the study of the Greek and Roman civilizations is anything but 'dry as dust.'"
--Peter Wellburn, Reference Reviews, Vol 30 No 8
"The wonderful thing about A Companion To Roman Italy is the sheer breadth of subject matter. Within this book are essays by twenty four academics... whose contributions build toward a coherent and deeply insightful picture of Italy under Roman rule, covering the political, cultural, economic, social, and historical relationships of those peninsular regions surrounding the eternal city."
--Marc Ollard, UNRV.com