Baetica Felix
Subtitle: People and Prosperity in Southern Spain from Caesar to Septimius Severus
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: July 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780292734647
Subjects: Economic history; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Social Science; History - General History; Sociology; Ancient - Rome; Europe - Spain & Portugal; History / Ancient / Rome; Human Geography; Sociology - General; Andalusia; Andalusia (Spain); Economic conditions; History; Land settlement; Social conditions; Social structure; Spain; To 1500
Description: "Baetica Felix builds a new model of Roman-provincial relations through a socio-economic history of the province from Julius Caesar to the end of the second century A.D. Describing and analyzing the impact of Roman rule on a core province, Evan Haley addresses two broad questions: what effect did Roman rule have on patterns of settlement and production in Baetica, and how did it contribute to wealth generation and social mobility?

His findings conclusively demonstrate that meeting the multiple demands of the Roman state, ranging from resources such as metals and foodstuffs to conformity with Roman administrative and legal norms, created a substantial freeborn and ex-slave "middle stratum" of the population that outnumbered both the super-rich elite and the destitute poor."--Jacket.