Abstract
On the Italian peninsula in the sixth century BCE, settlements became concentrated, the population increased, larger settlements began to develop, and trade accelerated—the most significant characteristic of this period is its relative stability, which allows the many changes visible in the eighth and seventh centuries to become embedded in new power structures and new forms of material culture. References to the intersection between Greek history and the history of Italy appear, and some social and political forms begin to look similar to those in the Greek world. This chapter considers literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, and concludes with some reflections on the extent to which Italy operated as a unified area in this period, and what happened on the peninsula as the fifth century began.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Oxford handbook of pre-Roman Italy (1000—49 BCE) |
Editors | Marco Maiuro |
Place of Publication | Oxford |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Chapter | 23 |
Pages | 465-484 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780197754344 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199987894 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Feb 2024 |
Keywords
- Trade
- Urban development
- Burial customs
- Colonization
- Ethnicity
- Economic development
- Craft specialization