The Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Urbanism in Italy in the Age of Roman Expansion

The Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Urbanism in Italy in the Age of Roman Expansion explores trends in urbanism across Italy in the period when Rome extended its power across the entire peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. Chapters present the most up-to-date archaeological data in the first broad and detailed treatment of this topic, superseding traditional academic particularism. They present a significant re-evaluation of the process of Roman imperialism and the role of urbanization within it. Particular attention is paid to evidence for local agency in different regions and at different sites, but general trends are also highlighted. Various types of urban sites are examined, including Indigenous urban centers that pre-date Rome’s conquest, colonies, both Greek and Roman, small centers in the hinterlands of larger urban entities, and the symbiotic relationship between urban centers and their rural territories. This volume challenges the existence of a standardized “Roman model” imposed on Rome’s vanquished enemies through conquest and highlights that this was a period of intense experimentation. Archaeological data are used to challenge traditional text-based historiographic models and reveal the complex interplay and tensions between Roman imperial control, local and regional traditions, and broader Mediterranean trends. This book is of importance to archaeologists and ancient historians working on urbanism and Roman Imperialism, as well as those interested in early urbanism in the Western Mediterranean and Europe and the comparative study of imperialism and colonialism across geographical areas and historical periods. The Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Urbanism in Italy in the Age of Roman Expansion explores trends in urbanism across Italy in the period when Rome extended its power across the entire peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. 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Fortified Settlements and Micro-Scale Community in Samnium ca. 300–100 BCE 223 12 Beneventum. Continuity and Discontinuity in the Urban and Rural Organization 238 13 Urban Settlement, Rural Landscape, and “Romanization” in Campania between Neapolis and Suessula 256 14 Pompeii: New Data on Urban Development Between the Fourth and the First Centuries BCE 274 15 Rome and the Plain of Paestum: Historical Aspects and Archaeological Evidence 292 Part IV: The Adriatic Region 312 16 From Sea to Sea: The Adriatic and the Beginning of the Roman Expansion into the Italian North 314 17 The Birth of the City and the Urbanization of the Ager Gallicus (Fourth–First Century BCE) 317 18 Assessing the Impact of Roman Colonization on Early Urbanization Dynamics in Central Adriatic Italy, with a Focus on Northern Picenum 345 Part V: South Italy 362 19 South Italy Before and After the Roman Conquest 364 20 Larinum and the Lower Biferno Valley, 400–50 BCE 372 21 Urban Trends in the Interior of Puglia (Peucetia) and Basilicata (Oenotria/Lucania): The Case of the Basentello Valley 391 22 Roman Colonization and Urbanization in Southern Italy: The Case of Daunia 418 23 Reconsidering the Impact of Roman Expansionism on Daunian Population Centers in the Melfese Area: New Data on the Primary Settlements of Venosa, Banzi, and Lavello 453 24 Urbanization and the Process of Romanization in Today’s Calabria 479 Part VI: Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica 496 25 The First Provinces: Sicilia and Sardinia et Corsica 498 26 Urbanism in Sicily at the Birth of the Roman Province 502 27 Morgantina Under Roman Rule: Continuity and Change 521 28 Urbanization in Roman Sardinia from the Third to the First Century BCE 542 Part VII: Roman Conquest and Urbanization: A Reappraisal 558 29 Urbanism in Italy in the Age of Roman Expansion 560 30 Anything to Do with Conquest? 571 Index 576 Urbanism,in,Italy Urbanism in Italy The Routledge Handbook of the Archaeology of Urbanism in Italy in the Age of Roman Expansion explores trends in urbanism across Italy in the period when Rome extended its power across the entire peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica. Chapters present the most up-to-date archaeological data in the first broad and detailed treatment of this topic, superseding traditional academic particularism. They present a significant re-evaluation of the process of Roman imperialism and the role of urbanization within it. Particular attention is paid to evidence for local agency in different regions and at different sites, but general trends are also highlighted. Various types of urban sites are examined, including indigenous urban centers that pre-date Romes conquest, colonies, both Greek and Roman, small centers in the hinterlands of larger urban entities, and the symbiotic relationship between urban centers and their rural territories. The volume challenges the existence of a standardized Roman model imposed on Romes vanquished enemies through conquest and highlights that this was a period of intense experimentation. Archeological data are used to challenge traditional text based historiographic models and reveal the complex interplay and tensions between Roman imperial control, local and regional traditions, and broader Mediterranean trends. The book is of importance to archaeologists and ancient historians working on urbanism and Roman Imperialism, as well as those interested in early urbanism in the western Mediterranean and Europe and the comparative study of imperialism and colonialism across geographical areas and historical periods.