Community and Society in Roman Italy

Resourceful and imaginative, [Dyson] looks into the humdrum, sometimes quietly desperate lives of Italy's small towns and urban centers and brings them sharply to life.

A valuable example of how archaeological data can be used alongside conventional sources to produce compelling social and economic history.

This work sets forth a challenging new model for understanding the communities of Roman Italy, their internal dynamics, and their relationships with their surrounding rural territories. Extensive notes, a substantial and up-to-date bibliography, and an adequate index complete this pivotal work. Essential for the study of ancient social conditions or private life.

An important addition to the literature on classical Rome... Highly recommended.