The Struggle for Roman Citizenship : : Romans, Allies, and the Wars of 91–77 BCE / / Seth Kendall.

Between 91 and 77 BCE a series of wars were fought in Italy which left the Roman commonwealth in shambles and involved efforts on the part of Rome’s non-citizen Italian allies to obtain the rights of Roman citizenship. This is a survey of the allies' quest for citizenship in the Republic, the r...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity
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Physical Description:1 online resource (958 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Table of Contents --
Acknowledgements --
Introduction --
Chapter 1: The Nature of the Evidence --
Chapter 2: Causes of Italian Desires for the Roman Citizenship --
Chapter 3: The Sparks to Light the Flame --
Chapter 4: The Ignition of Hostilities --
Chapter 5: War in Earnest, 90 BCE --
Chapter 6: Imperfect Defeat and Incomplete Victory, 89–88 --
Chapter 7: New Citizens: Marius, Sulpicius, Sulla, and the March on Rome --
Chapter 8: Progress and the Promises of Cinna --
Chapter 9: The Return of Sulla and the Civil War --
Chapter 10: The End of the Struggle— the Dictatorship of Sulla and its Consequences --
Epilogue: Romans Old and New --
Appendices --
Bibliography --
Maps and Figures --
Index
Summary:Between 91 and 77 BCE a series of wars were fought in Italy which left the Roman commonwealth in shambles and involved efforts on the part of Rome’s non-citizen Italian allies to obtain the rights of Roman citizenship. This is a survey of the allies' quest for citizenship in the Republic, the reasons it was sought, the often violent measures they took to acquire it, and the impact this quest had on the Roman state.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781463225285
9783111024141
9783110663037
DOI:10.31826/9781463225285
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Seth Kendall.