The Roman Expansion
Corinthian Capital from the forum of the ancient city of Meninx on Djerba | © J. Lipps
Subproject:
B 04 The search for resources as the trigger of colonization processes? Causal investigation on the formation of Roman colony cities in the Italian resp. North African area
Project leadership:
Prof. Dr. Richard Posamentir, Jun-Prof. Dr. Johannes Lipps
Staff:
Dr. Martin Kovacs, Dr. Christiane Nowak-Lipps
Region:
Mediterranean area
What role did resources and resource complexes play in the planning and establishment of Roman colonial cities?
Here it is examined how different types of resources were established, developed and used and which interests played a role in this process. The project focuses on the period of Roman expansion, both temporally and regionally. The colony formations changed the pre-Roman settlement and social system of Italy and its neighbors sustainably.
The subproject explores the different causes of these processes and the roles played by different resources and resource complexes.