`... a solid and exceptionally useful study. ... she has performed a major service by adding southern Italy to an emerging picture of impact of Rome on the societies of the Mediterranean basin.' - Publication Unknown`Lomas's book is a baluable guide to the fascinating subject of southern Italy in the Republican and early Imperial periods.' - Jnrl of Hellenic Studies

• Preface Maps and Plates Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The Geography and Early Settlement of Magna Graecia 3. Roman Conquest: Magna Graecia 350 - 270 BC 4.The Punic Wars 5. Treaties and Diplomacy 6. Decline and Recovery: Magna Graecia 200 BC - AD 14 7. East/West Relations: Italiotes and the Greek East 8. Economic Developments and Agrarian Problems 200 BC - AD 200 9. Ritual and Society: Cults and Cultural Transition 10. Administrative Structures and the Transformation of Poliical Life 11. Urban Society in Magna Graecia: Acculturation and Civic Identity 12. Epilogue. Magna Graecia in 200 AD Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

`... a solid and exceptionally useful study. ... she has performed a major service by adding southern Italy to an emerging picture of impact of Rome on the societies of the Mediterranean basin.' - Publication Unknown`Lomas's book is a baluable guide to the fascinating subject of southern Italy in the Republican and early Imperial periods.' - Jnrl of Hellenic Studies

• Preface Maps and Plates Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The Geography and Early Settlement of Magna Graecia 3. Roman Conquest: Magna Graecia 350 - 270 BC 4.The Punic Wars 5. Treaties and Diplomacy 6. Decline and Recovery: Magna Graecia 200 BC - AD 14 7. East/West Relations: Italiotes and the Greek East 8. Economic Developments and Agrarian Problems 200 BC - AD 200 9. Ritual and Society: Cults and Cultural Transition 10. Administrative Structures and the Transformation of Poliical Life 11. Urban Society in Magna Graecia: Acculturation and Civic Identity 12. Epilogue. Magna Graecia in 200 AD Appendix Notes Bibliography Index