| Early Rome and Latium: Economy and Society C. 1000 to 500 BC Contributor(s): Smith, Christopher John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198150318 ISBN-13: 9780198150312 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $270.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1996 Annotation: This is the first full account in English of the archaeological material from early Rome and the surrounding region of Latium, from the Late Bronze Age down to the end of the sixth century BC. The book sets for the first time the region of Latium in its proper context as the hinterland of Rome, and as participating in the major developments in central Italy, including Campania and Etruria, and as a witness to the radical transformation of the Mediterranean as a whole in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages. Dr Smith presents the most recent evidence from the whole region as well as Rome itself, and discusses the reliability and usefulness of the literary accounts of early Latium, as well as applying theoretical models of regional economy and archaeological interpretation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - History | Europe - Italy |
| Dewey: 937.601 |
| LCCN: 95022082 |
| Lexile Measure: 1560 |
| Series: Oxford Classical Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.69" W x 8.81" (1.11 lbs) 302 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What was happening in Rome when Homer was writing the Iliad in Greece? In this book, Christopher Smith fully details the archaeological and literary evidence from early Rome and the surrounding region of Latium, spanning from the Late Bronze Age to the end of the sixth century. He attempts to set the region of Latium in its proper context as participant, witness, and, ultimately, victim of the radical transformation of civilization in central Italy and in the Mediterranean as a whole. |