Dacia: Landscape, Colonization and Romanization

Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

by Ioana A. Oltean

Providing a detailed consideration of previous theories of native settlement patterns and the impact of Roman colonization, Dacia offers fresh insight into the province Dacia and the nature of Romanization.

It analyzes Roman-native interaction from a landscape perspective focusing on the core territory of both the Iron Age and Roman Dacia. Oltean considers the nature and distribution of settlement in the pre-Roman and Roman periods, the human impact on the local landscapes and the changes which occurred as a result of Roman occupation.

Dealing with the way that the Roman conquest and organization of Dacia impacted on the native settlement pattern and society, this book will find itself widely used amongst students of ancient Rome.

Genres: History, Archaeology, Romania, Ebooks

262 pages, Hardcover

First published July 4, 2007

Reviews

[Heather Pundt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ioana Oltean has written a superb review of rural archaeology in the Mures Valley which moves beyond her original dissertation and contextualizes her research in the longer history of LIA Dacia and Roman Dacia. It is unfortunate (but understandable) why the research was limited in area. I'm looking forward to future work by this author who explains her archaeological research in its historical context well. If you are interested in the subject of Dacia/Roman Dacia, Oltean's work is approachable for those not experts in the field, but scholars will find her work useful as well.