ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses how the advent of Roman hegemony affected the administrative topography of provincial communities, with particular attention to archives and archival spaces. The arrival of Roman magistrates and the emergence of provincial government drastically affected power dynamics in the provinces, introducing new authorities, administrative practices, and priorities. This chapter elucidates this key issue through a case-study of the Greek-speaking communities of provincia Asia. Specifically, it analyses how the advent of Roman power affected the organisation of civic archives; the display of archival documents publicly; and the type of documents archived in Greek-speaking communities. Overall, this chapter will address the question of what impact the Roman state had on the administration of archival spaces.
