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
Four - The Early Iron Age (Latial Phases II and III)
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
On the right side of the Lower Tiber Valley, the transition between the Final Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age was characterised by two dramatic contemporaneous events: the rapid abandonment of the Final Bronze Age fortified villages and the rise of a large unitary centre on the site of Veii. This pattern of settlements was found throughout the whole of coastal southern Etruria, where by the end of the tenth and the beginning of the ninth century BC the Final Bronze Age landscape composed of clusters of small fortified villages was transformed into one of large centralised fortified settlements such as Veii, Caere, Tarquinii and Vulci (Figure 8).
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- The Origins of the Roman EconomyFrom the Iron Age to the Early Republic in a Mediterranean Perspective, pp. 37 - 49Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020