1st Edition
The Social War, 91 to 88 BCE A History of the Italian Insurgency against the Roman Republic
The modern study of the social war. Ancient perspectives on the social war. Italians and the Roman state in the second century BCE. Livius Drusus, Poppaedius Silo and the looming conflict (91 BCE). The outbreak of the war (91 to 90 BCE). The war in Italy (90 BCE). The collapse of the Italian insurgency (89 to 88 BCE). The Lex Iulia, Lex Plautia Papiria and enfranchisement (90 to 88 BCE). Ongoing conflicts and enfranchisement (88 to 70 BCE).
Biography
Christopher J. Dart is a Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has published on a diverse range of subjects relating to the Roman world, including citizenship and land rights, the Roman triumph, the Social War in Italy and Roman military history.
'Dart’s work is a very important contribution to the scholarship of a crucial episode in the Roman Republic. It is especially valuable in its recognition that the problems of the Italians were not solved after the war and that they had to fight until 70 BCE before their rights were fully recognized. As such it is essential reading for anyone interested in this period.' Classical Journal
