Pub Date : 2021-06-17DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190641436.003.0007
Elizabeth C. Robinson
This chapter emphasizes the elements of continuity that have emerged from the consideration of multiple types of evidence. It answers the three questions posed in the introduction, and refers back to the three theoretical models adopted in the analysis. It discusses the ways that the results of this site biography differ from previously published studies while at the same time providing a synthesis of Larinum’s history from 400 bce to 100 ce. It then examines the ways in which Larinum is representative or anomalous when compared to other Italian towns. It also compares this local-level case study of Larinum to the conclusions of other local-level studies, especially ones that focus on the site of Taranto. It concludes by making the case for the creation of more local-level site biographies, using the study of Larinum as a model. It pushes the field of Roman conquest studies toward a new paradigm of social change that is contingent on highly specific, local issues, rather than global movements.
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Pub Date : 2021-06-17DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190641436.003.0002
Elizabeth C. Robinson
This chapter presents the site of Larinum to the reader. It provides an initial discussion of the geography and topography of the site as well as a brief introduction to its occupation history. It then turns to the historical and literary material pertaining to Larinum (excluding Cicero’s Pro Cluentio, which is discussed in its own chapter) in order to address three key elements of the history of the site: the changing relationship between Larinum and Rome; the main elite families of Larinum; and Roman views of Larinum. This material includes works by authors such as Polybius, Cicero (in his letters to Atticus), Julius Caesar, Livy, Silius Italicus, Pliny the Elder, Ptolemy, Pomponius Mela, Appian, and Stephanus Byzantinus. Although the historical contexts and situations of the authors lead to certain biases in the narratives and focuses that at times can distract from the actual historical situation, a discussion of this material is an integral part of the site biography of Larinum.
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Pub Date : 2021-06-17DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190641436.003.0005
Elizabeth C. Robinson
This chapter focuses on the epigraphic evidence from Larinum and its territory as well as examples found in the wider Mediterranean. It begins with a prosopographical discussion of the eight principal families of the town, noting the survival and prominence of local families in the late Republic and early Empire, as well as newly prominent local families under the Roman Empire. The families discussed are the Cluentii, the Didii, the Paquii, the Papii, the Vibii/Vibbii, the Raii, the Coelii, and the Gabbii. These families, along with other residents bearing family names of Oscan origin, appear to have been the chief protagonists of Larinum’s transition into the Roman state. The continuity of the elite as an institution at the site, even if power changes hands between different families, allows for Larinum’s successful incorporation after the conquest. The importance of the epigraphic record for understanding of the social and administrative history is also discussed. The inscriptions provide evidence of linguistic developments in Oscan and early Latin. The patronage inscriptions show Larinum’s desire to forge links with key individuals within the Roman state. The epigraphy also provides information about territorial administration and tribal affiliation, demographics, and intermarriage. This information reinforces the conclusions drawn from looking at Cicero’s Pro Cluentio. The strong evidence of continuity seen in the inscriptions matches the stability seen in the settlement patterns in the territory and supports the conclusion that Larinum’s transition into the Roman state at the hands of the local elites was generally a smooth one.
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