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Maritime connectivity played a pivotal role in the expansion of the Roman Republic in the Western Mediterranean. In this PhD thesis, I aim to address the study of such a connectivity from a multidisciplinary perspective, giving particular attention to several historical issues always understood from a naval standpoint. Accordingly, I have examined some historical events between the 3rd and 1st centuries BC whose maritime nature and connectivity have been overlooked, underestimated, or simply rejected by the scholarship previously tackling these issues.
The Mediterranean -beyond the theoretical approach generally proposed by modern historians- need to be understood for what it is: a vast extension of water holding its own dynamics and feature .
It is precisely such peculiarities many scholars have overlooked but in turn ancient mariners paid special attention to. Although the Mediterranean has been often featured as if holding an uniform character, neither its coastal geography is regular, nor do its winds and currents perform with the same intensity, direction, and regularity across it. Mostly, this may be attributed to a wrong perception probably due to traditional observations recently rejected by recent technological improvements in naval research. Such advantages have made us less dependent on climatic and environmental factors. As a result, nowadays understanding the dynamics of navigation between the 3rd and 1st centuries BC intends to avoid falling into any sort of anachronism.
In the five case studies presented below, we have approached maritime connectivity from a multiscale perspective, understanding maritime routes as dynamic elements of connection, directly conditioned by climatic and geographical factors, as well as by existing naval technology. These connections were articulated through ports becoming nodes that structured a naval network covering the entire Western Mediterranean. Rome's actions, presented in such five chapters, have not been analysed on a micro perspective -focusing the attention on the particular event-, but on macro perspective, to do with the Mediterranean's own connecting capacity, and thus encompassing large-scale connections and interactions. Instead of considering battles and campaigns in isolation, this research aims to provide the reader with an overview in order to better understand the true impact of such actions.
In sum, this compendium of articles and book chapters comprehensively addresses maritime connectivity during the Roman Republic, offering a multifaceted view of how this network decisively influenced Rome's territorial expansion
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