The Origins of the Roman Economy From the Iron Age to the Early Republic in a Mediterranean Perspective
Book contents
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two Notes on the Geographical Context of Early Rome
- Three The Beginnings of a Longue Durée
- Four The Early Iron Age (Latial Phases II and III)
- Five A Settlement Unlike Others
- Six Latial Phase IV (730–580 BC)
- Seven Latial Phase IVA (730–640 BC)
- Eight Latial Phase IVB (640–580 BC)
- Nine The Archaic Phase (580–500 BC)
- Ten Modelling Demography and Consumption
- Eleven Places and Institutions in the Archaic Roman Economy
- Twelve The Economics of the Early Calendar
- Thirteen The Early Latins Overseas
- Fourteen The Fifth Century BC
- Fifteen Crisis and Opportunities in the Fifth Century BC
- Sixteen The Fourth Century BC
- Seventeen Fourth-Century Transformations and the End of the Archaic Economy
- Eighteen Epilogue
- Book part
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Fifteen - Crisis and Opportunities in the Fifth Century BC
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2021
Book contents
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- The Origins of the Roman Economy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- One Introduction
- Two Notes on the Geographical Context of Early Rome
- Three The Beginnings of a Longue Durée
- Four The Early Iron Age (Latial Phases II and III)
- Five A Settlement Unlike Others
- Six Latial Phase IV (730–580 BC)
- Seven Latial Phase IVA (730–640 BC)
- Eight Latial Phase IVB (640–580 BC)
- Nine The Archaic Phase (580–500 BC)
- Ten Modelling Demography and Consumption
- Eleven Places and Institutions in the Archaic Roman Economy
- Twelve The Economics of the Early Calendar
- Thirteen The Early Latins Overseas
- Fourteen The Fifth Century BC
- Fifteen Crisis and Opportunities in the Fifth Century BC
- Sixteen The Fourth Century BC
- Seventeen Fourth-Century Transformations and the End of the Archaic Economy
- Eighteen Epilogue
- Book part
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
According to the literary tradition, the early Roman republic seems to have been characterised by a severe economic and social crisis. Foreign policy reveals a dramatic change in local geopolitics, in that the Roman hegemony in central Tyrrhenian Italy in the early decades of the republic appears to have been challenged by a series of attacks against the city, mainly by Sabinians, Volscians and the Etruscans of Veii, which probably led to the loss of control of some border regions.
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- The Origins of the Roman EconomyFrom the Iron Age to the Early Republic in a Mediterranean Perspective, pp. 200 - 210Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020