Roman Spain (Routledge Revivals): Conquest and Assimilation - Softcover

Curchin, Leonard

 
9780415740326: Roman Spain (Routledge Revivals): Conquest and Assimilation
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ISBN 10: 0415740320 ISBN 13: 9780415740326
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

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, Latin-speaking provincial society.

From the fabled kingdom of Tartesos to the triumph of Christianity, Professor Curchin traces the evolution of Hispano-Roman cults, the integration of Spain into the Roman economy, cultural ‘resistance’ to Romanisation, and surveys the chief cities of the Roman administration as well as conditions in the countryside. Special emphasis is placed on social relationships: soldier and civilian, the emperor and the provincials, patrons and clients, the upper and lower classes, women and the family.

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Curchin, Leonard

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415740320
ISBN 13 
9780415740326
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
262

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