Hispaniae: Spain and the Development of Roman Imperialism, 218-82 BC

by J.S. Richardson

Book Overview

This book traces the beginnings and the first 140 years of the Roman presence in Spain, showing how what began as a purely military commitment developed in addition into a range of civilian activities including taxation, jurisdiction and the founding of both Roman and native settlements. The author uses literary sources, the results of recent and earlier archaeology, numismatics, and epigraphic material to reveal the way in which patterns of administration...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521343
• ISBN13: 9780521521345
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"