Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; Map 1; Map 2; Introduction; 1 The Geography and Early Settlement of Magna Graecia; 2 Roman Conquest: Magna Graecia 350-270 BC; 3 The Punic Wars; 4 Treaties and Diplomacy: The Formalities of Relations with Rome 270-89 BC; 5 Decline and Recovery: Magna Graecia 200 BC -- AD 14; 6 East/West Relations: Contacts between Magna Graecia and the Eastern Mediterranean; 7 Economic Developments and Agrarian Problems 200 BC -- AD 200; 8 Ritual and Society: Cults and Cultural Transition
Summary
This book reassesses the role of Magna Graecia in Roman Italy and illuminates the mechanisms of Roman control and the processes of acculturation
Analysis
Culture History, B.C 509-476
Italy
Roman Empire
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index
