The Bellum Batonianum in contemporary historiographical narratives

This work examines small but significant aspects of the Bellum Batonianum. In particular it focuses on the perception of the war in the more recent historiography; also, it analyses impositions of modern constructions and perspectives on the past. Furthermore, it discusses the identity of Bato the Daesitiate in light of the most recent studies of identity of non-Mediterranean elite members from his times in the early Principate. This study attempts to contribute to the better understanding of the early stages of the process of so-called uRomanization" in the hinterland of Roman Dalmatia and southern Pannonia.