Vicinitas: Neighbourhoods, Networks and Identities in Ciceronian Italy.

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  • Author(s): Lomas, Kathryn
  • Source:
    Gerion: Revista de Historia Antigua. 2019, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p51-73. 23p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      INTERPERSONAL relations; CULTURAL identity; NEIGHBORHOODS; ELITE (Social sciences); SOCIAL networks; ITALIAN social conditions
    • Abstract:
      Roman Italy was a highly interconnected region. The social elites of both Rome and other communities were linked by a dense web of connections which played an important role in influencing social, economic and political behaviour and shaping cultural identities. This paper explores the importance of neighbourhood networks in the period after the social war, using the works of Cicero and his contemporaries, as well as modern analytical approaches. It examines how vicinitas is defined and what social and political significance it had in this pivotal period of Roman history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      La Italia romana era una región fuertemente interconectada. Las élites de Roma y de otras comunidades estaban conectadas por una densa red de contactos que desempeñaban un papel crucial a la hora de influir en el comportamiento social, económico y político y de conformar identidades culturales. Este artículo analiza la importancia de las redes de vecindad en el periodo posterior a la Guerra de los Aliados utilizando no solo las obras de Cicerón y sus contemporáneos sino también enfoques analíticos modernos, y estudia la forma en la que se define el concepto de vicinitas así como su importancia social y política en este periodo crucial de la historia de Roma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]