Connected Histories of the Roman Civil Wars (88-30 Bce) - (Roman Relations) by David García Domínguez & Juan García González & Federico Santangelo

About the Book

This book offers a reappraisal of the civil wars of the late Republican period against their Mediterranean background, and integrates a wide range of literary, documentary, and archaeological material to put forward a new take on those conflicts. Th

Book Synopsis

This book offers a distinctive take on the civil wars that unfolded in the Late Roman Republic. It frames their discussion against the backdrop of the Mediterranean contexts in which they were fought, and sets out to bring to the centre of the debate the significance of provincial agency on a traumatic and complex process, which cannot be understood through an exclusive focus on Roman and Italian developments. The study of the late Republican civil wars can be productively read as an exercise of 'connected history', in which the fundamental interdependence of the Mediterranean world comes to the fore through a set of case studies that await to be understood through a properly integrative approach. Our project brings together an international and diverse lineup of scholars, who engage with a wide range of literary, documentary, and archaeological material, and make a collective contribution to the reframing of a problem that requires a collaborative and interdisciplinary outlook, and can yield invaluable insights to the understanding of the Roman imperial project.

About the Author

D. García Domínguez, Univ. Autónoma de Madrid, Spain; J. García González, Univ. de Girona, Spain; F. Santangelo, Newcastle Univ., UK.