1st Edition
Roman Spain (Routledge Revivals) Conquest and Assimilation
By Leonard Curchin
Copyright 1991
262 Pages
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Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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The rugged, parched landscape and fierce inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula resisted Rome’s best generals for two centuries. Roman Spain tells the story of this conquest, making use of the latest archaeological evidence to explore the social, religious, political and economic implications of the transition from a tribal community accustomed to grisly human sacrifices to a civilised,... Read more
List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations of modern works; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Conquest 1. The Peninsula and its Inhabitants 2. From Frontier to Province 3. To the Boundary of the Ocean Part II: Assimilation 4. The Machinery of Control 5. Social Status and Social Relations 6. Town and Country 7. Production and Exchange 8. The Romanisation of Beliefs 9. ‘Resistance’ to Romanisation; Notes; Maps; Key to maps; Bibliography; Index
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Curchin, Leonard
