A Critical History of Early RomeFrom Prehistory to the First Punic War

Forsythe, Gary

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“… 49 In addition to the scholarship cited above (n. 45), see also Sherwin-White 1973: 19; Cornell 1995: 210; Forsythe 2005: 72. For a recent defence of a ‘much more optimistic view of the very early Latin documentary sources’ found in later Greek and Roman authors, see Langslow 2013 (quoting 175).…”

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“…1.3.4). His research and writing should thus be situated in the same cultural, intellectual and political milieu as Horace and Antistius.49 In addition to the scholarship cited above (n. 45), see alsoSherwin-White 1973: 19; Cornell 1995: 210;Forsythe 2005: 72. For a recent defence of a 'much more optimistic view of the very early Latin documentary sources' found in later Greek and Roman authors, see Langslow 2013 (quoting 175).…”

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Debating Early Republican Urbanism in Latium Vetus: The Town Planning of Gabii, between Archaeology and History

Johnston

Mogetta

2020

J. Rom. Stud.

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Recent archaeological investigations have revealed that at the end of the fifth century b.c.e., Gabii, an ancient centre of Latium Vetus, was reorganised in a planned, quasi-orthogonal pattern, which constitutes an anomaly in the regional context. This is indicative of an important transformational moment in its history, representing a break from previous patterns of occupation and involving significant spatial and socio-political discontinuities with the previous settlement. This article proposes that the reorganisation reflects a moment of refoundation after a period of abandonment, an urban trajectory that can be clarified by a critical re-examination of the historical evidence, focusing on two pivotal processes: the devotio of the city by the Romans and the dynamics of early colonisation in Latium. This new interpretation not only has important implications for understanding the archaeology of Gabii and of early republican urbanism, but also sheds light on one of the ‘darkest’ ages in Roman history.

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Debating Early Republican Urbanism in Latium Vetus: The Town Planning of Gabii, between Archaeology and History

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Mogetta

2020

J. Rom. Stud.

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“… 1 Among many, cf. Ogilvie (1965) 236-7 for his treatment of what he calls Livy’s ‘over-schematic’ presentation of early institutions, and Forsythe (2005) 153-5 for Livy’s attempts to make his varying records fit with the parameters of political institutions as familiar later in time. Cf.…”

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Thegensand Intestate Inheritance in the Early Republic

Bartlett¹

2017

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This paper attempts to gauge the ability of the gens to influence the affairs of its members by tracing the development of the rules governing intestate inheritance. It will argue that, although the power of the gens in this area of the law did eventually give way to a more centralised and stronger state, a development which has been documented in other areas of Roman society as well, the gens was nonetheless able to continue to exert an influence on its members for some considerable time. The present study will analyse several cases to argue this point and examine both the means by which this centuries-long change took place, as well as highlight a period that witnessed a potential acceleration of the trend away from gentilicial importance. Finally, it will return to the circumstances of early Rome, the focal point for this volume, and offer some cautionary notes for thinking about the period that was in many ways the starting point for these developments.

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“…31). Revolts show that the Tusculans resisted this development, Eckstein (2006) 251; Forsythe (2005) 258. Increasing hostility is also indicated by escalating religious conflict, such as the removal of the statue of Jupiter Imperator from Praeneste (Livy 6.29.8; Fest.…”

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“…Rom. 6.95; Forsythe (2005) 183-92; Cornell (1995) 299-301; Humbert (1978) 91-122; cf. Alföldi (1965) 101-22.…”

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A Troubled Beginning: Rome and its Reluctant Allies in the Fourth Centurybc

Helm¹

2017

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This article examines the origins of the Roman alliance system in the second half of the 4th century. The significance of the allies for the creation of a Mediterranean empire is undisputed; allied troops provided the Roman Republic with a manpower reservoir unmatched by any of its opponents. However, the stunning achievement of incorporating defeated foes into the military in equal numbers to Roman troops has been somewhat neglected and been taken as a given fact. A careful analysis of the years following the Latin War and the Samnite Wars reveals a constellation which does not suggest that the immediate creation of a more or less beneficial system of alliances was a primary Roman objective. Instead it will be argued that the evidence indicates a rather different development, where the challenge of organising and integrating the captured territory was a dynamic and at times arduous process, for which the setbacks – and indeed the crisis – of the so-called Second Samnite War served as a major catalyst.

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A Critical History of Early RomeFrom Prehistory to the First Punic War

Cited by 20 publications

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Debating Early Republican Urbanism in Latium Vetus: The Town Planning of Gabii, between Archaeology and History

Debating Early Republican Urbanism in Latium Vetus: The Town Planning of Gabii, between Archaeology and History

Thegensand Intestate Inheritance in the Early Republic

A Troubled Beginning: Rome and its Reluctant Allies in the Fourth Centurybc

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