The Romanization of Central Spain: Complexity, Diversity and Change in a Provincial Hinterland

by Leonard A. Curchin

Overview

Curchin explores how, why and to what extent the peoples of Central Spain were integrated into the Roman Empire during the period from the second century BC to the second century AD.
He approaches the question from a variety of angles, including the social, economic, religious and material experiences of the inhabitants as they adjusted to change, the mechanisms by which they adopted new structures and values, and the power relations between Rome and the provincials. The book also considers the peculiar cultural features of Central Spain, which made its Romanization so distinctive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415620079
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/07/2011
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Leonard A Curchin

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 2 The indigenous culture 3 Conflict and reorganization 4 From hillfort to city 5 The changing countryside 6 Identity and status 7 Resource control and economic integration 8 Religious duality: dissonance or fusion? Linguistic transformations 10 Life and death: the Romanization of behaviour

Editorial Reviews

‘The quality of the content of the text is outstanding… the book gives us a magnificent overview ... the book is a valuable volume on the bookshelf for anyone who studies Romanization.’ – www.PalArch.nl

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