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Hispaniae: Spain and the Development of Roman Imperialism, 218-82 BC

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0521521343, 9780511518591, 0521321832, 0511518595, 9780521321839, 9780521521345
LCC
DP94 .R53 1986
Open Library ID
OL2715200M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6007726 bytes)
Pages
232\232
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

This book traces the beginnings and the first 140 years of the Roman presence in Spain, showing how what began as a purely military commitment developed in addition into a range of civilian activities including taxation, jurisdiction and the founding of both Roman and native settlements. The author uses literary sources, the results of recent and earlier archaeology, numismatics, and epigraphic material to reveal the way in which patterns of administration were created, especially under the direction of the military commanders sent from Rome to the two Spanish provinciae. This is of major importance for understanding the way in which Roman power spread during this period, not only in Spain, but throughout the Mediterranean world.

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