Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: Ager publicus from the regal period to 133
3: The legal conditions of ager publicus
4: The second century and the economy of ager publicus
5: The Gracchi and the privatization of ager publicus
6: General conclusion

About the Author

Saskia Roselaar is Newton International Research Fellow, University of Manchester and The Royal Society.

Reviews

this book provides a most thorough and integrated synthesis of a crucial subject which is often taken for granted in our own narratives, but who detailed implications are only rarely fully appreciated. [Roselaar's] work is a very important one and will appeal not only to anyone interested in Roman Republican history and the archaeology of the Italian countryside, but also - and perhaps especially - to scholars of the Roman economy, a field where teh dynamic relationship between institutions and economic performance is increasingly being emphasized.
*Alessandro Launaro, Journal of Roman Studies*