Rome and Provincial Resistance

<p>This book demonstrates and analyzes patterns in the response of the Imperial Roman state to local resistance focusing on decisions made within military and administrative organizations during the Principate. Through a thorough investigation of the official Roman approach towards local revolt author Gil Gambash answers significant questions that until now have produced conflicting explanations in the literature: Was Rome’s rule of its empire mostly based on oppressive measures or on the willing cooperation of local populations? To what extent did Roman decisions and actions indicate a dedication towards stability in the provinces? And to what degree were Roman interests pursued at the risk of provoking local resistance? </p><p></p><p>Examining the motivations and judgment of decision-makers within the military and administrative organizations – from the emperor down to the provincial procurator – this book reconstructs the premises for decisions and ensuing actions that promoted negotiation and cooperation with local populations. A ground-breaking work that for the first time provides a centralized view of Roman responses to indigenous revolt <i>Rome and Provincial Resistance</i> is essential reading for scholars of Roman imperial history.</p>