文档介绍：The Archaeology of Central and Southern Roman Italy: Recent Trends and Approaches
Author(s): Emmanuele Curti, Emma Dench, John R. Patterson
Source: The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 86 (1996), pp. 170-189
Published by: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROMAN ITALY:
RECENT TRENDS AND APPROACHES*
By EMMANUELE CURTI, EMMA DENCH and JOHN R. PATTERSON
INTRODUCTION
For the historian of the Roman period, the archaeology of Central and Southern Italy raises
(and sometimes provides answers to) a fascinating variety of questions. The Pontine plain and
the valleys of the Liri and o were the areas first affected by Roman expansion beyond the
Latial plain,