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Peasant Economies and Societies in Ancient Roman Iberia

Peasant Economies and Societies in Ancient Roman Iberia
  • Jesús Bermejo Tirado, Ignasi Grau Mira
  • Published online:
    19 September 2025
    Print publication:
    09 October 2025
  • This Element revisits the historiographical and archaeological paradigms of Roman rural economies, with a particular focus on the peasant communities of Roman Iberia. Traditionally overshadowed by the dominance of the villa schiavistica model, which centers on large-scale slave-operated agricultural estates, recent interdisciplinary research has unveiled the complexity and persistence of peasant economies. By integrating data from archaeological surveys, rescue excavations, and textual analyses, this volume highlights the significance of dispersed settlements, small-scale farms, and sustainable agrarian strategies that defined the peasant landscape. Case studies from diverse sectors of the Iberian Peninsula demonstrate diverse modes of land use, such as intensive cultivation, crop rotation, and manuring, which contrast with the economic assumptions tied to elite-dominated production models. Furthermore, the author explores Roman peasants' socio-economic structures and adaptive strategies, emphasizing their pivotal role in shaping landscapes. This Element advocates for reexamining Roman peasantries as active and complex agents in ancient history.

  • Book 31 (167–151 BC)

  • Edited and translated by Duane W. Roller, Ohio State University
  • Book:
    Diodoros of Sicily: <i>Bibliotheke Historike</i>
    Published online:
    28 August 2025
    Print publication:
    18 September 2025, pp 150-188

  • Summary

    At first Antiochos [IV] acted with seriousness, saying that he had no desire for the kingdom of Egypt, despite his extensive military preparations for war, but that he only wished to help in securing the elder Ptolemy [VI] his ancestral rule.1 This was in no way true, and in fact he wanted to intervene in the struggle between the youths and thus gain great favor as a starting point in mastering Egypt without effort.2 But fortune chose to test his plans and deprive him of the reason he had selected, and he was revealed as one of the many rulers who considered nothing more useful than profit.

  • Book 34 (138–129 BC)

  • Edited and translated by Duane W. Roller, Ohio State University
  • Book:
    Diodoros of Sicily: <i>Bibliotheke Historike</i>
    Published online:
    28 August 2025
    Print publication:
    18 September 2025, pp 227-247

  • Summary

    (1) After the destruction of the Carthaginians,1 Sicily had sixty years of prosperity in every way, but then the Slave War occurred for the following reasons.2 The locals had greatly improved their lives and acquired great wealth, and purchased a large number of slaves. As soon as they were brought in from the slave markets in large groups, marks and brands were placed on their bodies. The young men were used as herdsmen and the others in whatever ways each might be useful. But they were treated harshly in their service, and were provided with scant nourishment and as little clothing as possible. Thus most of them sustained their lives by brigandage, and there was slaughter everywhere, since the brigands were like scattered groups of soldiers.3

  • Book 39 (73–71 BC)

  • Edited and translated by Duane W. Roller, Ohio State University
  • Book:
    Diodoros of Sicily: <i>Bibliotheke Historike</i>
    Published online:
    28 August 2025
    Print publication:
    18 September 2025, pp 312-314

  • Summary

    Sertorius1 saw that the onrush of the locals could not be restrained, and acted harshly toward his allies.2 Some he arraigned and put to death, others he put under guard, and he confiscated the property of the wealthiest. He collected a large amount of silver and gold yet did not place it in the common treasury for the war but stored it for himself. He did not pay his soldiers from it, nor share it with the other commanders. He did not hold capital cases with his council or advisors, but heard them himself as the sole judge, passing the sentences. He was unwilling to invite his commanders to his meals and showed no courtesy to his friends. In general, because of the weakening of his position, he became exasperated and acted tyrannically toward everyone.

  • Book 29 (192–181 BC)

  • Edited and translated by Duane W. Roller, Ohio State University
  • Book:
    Diodoros of Sicily: <i>Bibliotheke Historike</i>
    Published online:
    28 August 2025
    Print publication:
    18 September 2025, pp 117-134

  • Summary

    Delion was a sanctuary not far from Chalkis.1 Because the king had begun the war against the Romans through sacrilege, he was blasphemed by the Hellenes.2 Flamininus,3 spending time at Corinth, called upon all men and gods to witness that the war had been started by the king.4

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