TY - JOUR TI - Coloniam deducere: Colonisation as an instrument of the Roman policy of domination in Italy in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, as illustrated by settlements in ager Gallicus and Picenum AU - Piegdoń, Maciej TI - Coloniam deducere: Colonisation as an instrument of the Roman policy of domination in Italy in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, as illustrated by settlements in ager Gallicus and Picenum AB - This article is an attempt to present the role of colonisation in the Roman policy of expansion towards its Italian neighbours in the 3rd–2nd BCE and showing the effects of this phenomenon, as illustrated by settlements in the Ager Gallicus and Picenum. Information on the founded colonies in sources, appearing somewhat on the margins of accounts of military activities and diplomatic missions in Italy (foedera), but also connected with the internal policy conducted by Rome (grants of land), may indicate that colonisation complemented such activities. This complementary character of the process of colonisation in relation to other political, military, diplomatic, and internal activities seems to be an important feature of the Republic’s activities. VL - 2013 IS - Volume 20 PY - 2014 SN - 1897-3426 C1 - 2084-3909 SP - 117 EP - 141 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/coloniam-deducere-colonisation-as-an-instrument-of-the-roman-policy-of-domination-in-italy-in-the-3rd-and-2nd-centuries-bc-as-illustrated-by-settlements-in-ager-gallicus-and-picenum KW - Roman colonisation KW - Roman Republic KW - Ager Gallicus KW - Picenum KW - Roman conquest