Colonie romane nel mondo greco

This collection of scholarly essays examines the legal, economic, and socio-political dynamics of Roman colonies established within the Greek-speaking regions of the Empire. Broadening the scope beyond traditional administrative histories, the volume focuses on the interactions between local Greek traditions and Roman institutional frameworks, analyzing key topics such as provincial governance, colony-governor relations, civic status, public security, and land survey traditions (gromatici). Through detailed epigraphic, papyrological, and numismatic evidence, the contributors explore specific case studies, including Antioch in Pisidia, Alexandria Troas, Knossos, Ephesus, Smyrna, and Catina. By evaluating both agrarian crises and long-term socio-cultural integration, the study reveals how Roman colonial settlements evolved from distinct, foreign entities into deeply assimilated components of the Eastern provincial landscape, highlighting the nuanced balance between imperial authority and local civic autonomy in the Graeco-Roman world.