The Social War, 91 to 88 BCE : a history of the Italian insurgency against the Roman Republic
Ancient sources preserve scant information about the conflict, but the Social War is widely recognised as having been immensely important in the unification of Roman Italy. In response to the conflicting accounts and contradictory interpretations of modern scholarship, this book provides a new, comprehensive reassessment of the events surrounding the Social War, analysing the immediate context of the conflict as well as its causes, legacy, and role in reshaping Roman and Italian identity
Electronic books
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9781472416773, 9781472416780, 9781315552729, 1472416775, 1472416783, 1315552728
900011579
The modern study of the Social War
Ancient perspectives on the Social War
Italians and the Roman state in the second century BCE
Livius Drusus, Poppaedius Silo and the looming conflict (91 BCE)
The outbreak of the war (91 to 90 BCE)
The war in Italy (90 BCE)
The collapse of the Italian insurgency (89 to 88 BCE)
The Lex Iulia, Lex Plautia Papiria and enfranchisement (90 to 88 BCE)
Ongoing conflicts and enfranchisement (88 to 70 BCE)
Conclusions
Appendix 1: Important legislation
Appendix 2: Roman and Italian commanders
Appendix 3: Cities besieged during the Social War
Appendix 4: Examples of enfranchised individuals