Public land in the Roman Republic : a social and economic history of ager publicus in Italy, 396-89 B.C /

This book discusses the history of Roman state‐owned land from the early expansion of Rome into Italy to the Social War. Rome usually took land from its defeated enemies, which it then declared to be ‘Roman public land' or ager publicus. Such land could be distributed to Roman citizens in priva...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Roselaar, Saskia T.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Series:	Oxford studies in Roman society and law.
Subjects:	Public lands > Rome > History. Land use > Rome > History. Agrarian laws of Rome. Rome > Economic conditions. Rome > Social conditions. Rome > History > Republic, 510-30 B.C. Public lands > Italy > History. Terres publiques > Rome > Histoire. Utilisation du sol > Rome > Histoire. Lois agraires de Rome. Rome > Conditions économiques. Rome > Conditions sociales. Rome > Histoire > 510-30 av. J.-C. (République) Terres publiques > Italie > Histoire. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General. Agrarian laws of Rome Economic history Land use Public lands Social conditions Italy Rome (Empire) Gemeenschappelijk grondbezit. Italië 510-30 B.C Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Ager publicus from the Regal period to 133
The legal conditions of ager publicus
The second century and the economy of ager publicus
The Gracchi and the privitization of ager publicus
Conclusion.