Publisher's Synopsis
A Companion to Roman Italy investigates the impact of Rome in all its forms-political, cultural, social, and economic-upon Italy's various regions, as well as the extent to which unification occurred as Rome became the capital of Italy.
- The collection presents new archaeological data relating to the sites of Roman Italy
- Contributions discuss new theories of how to understand cultural change in the Italian peninsula
- Combines detailed case-studies of particular sites with wider-ranging thematic chapters
- Leading contributors not only make accessible the most recent work on Roman Italy, but also offer fresh insight on long standing debates
