Picenum and the Ager Gallicus at the Dawn of the Roman Landscape Archaeology and Material Culture is a coherent collection of papers presented at an International Workshop held in Ravenna (Italy) on 13-14 May 2019. The event, organized by the Universities of Bologna and Ghent and Arcadria, focussed on the transition between Italic culture and Romanised society in the central Adriatic area - the regions ager Gallicus and Picenum under Roman dominance - from the fourth to the second centuries BCE.By bringing together the experience of international research on this topic, the volume highlights a period that marks a profound transformation in the whole of central Italy by analysing the relationships between the central settlements and their territories and, more generally, by measuring the impact of early Romanization on the territorial structure, social organization and cultural substrata of populations living here. The volume also discusses methodological aspects regarding best practices in fieldwork, landscape investigation and study of material culture, identifying research lines and perspectives for the future deepening of knowledge in this crucial period of central Adriatic archaeology.Table of ContentsIntroduction - F. Boschi, E. Giorgi, F. VermeulenData integration and comparison in landscape towards analysis beyond sites and valleys - P. AttemaRomanization dynamics through the material culture analysis in the Ager Gallicus et Picenum - A. Gamberini, P. Cossentino, S. MorsianiForum Sempronii and the Romanization of the Metauro Valley - O. Mei, L. CariddiMethodological approaches to the study of the Cesano and Misa River Valleys (2010-2020). New some thoughts and perspectives - F. BoschiThe Cesano Valley at the outset of the Roman conquest and the genesis of Suasa - E. GiorgiSena Gallica : a stronghold for the Roman conquest of the ager Gallicus - M. SilaniPerspectives on the analysis of the settlement system in medio-Adriatic Italy between the late sixth-fifth and fourth centuries the case study of the Cesano and Misa river valleys - A. GaucciNews from Ancona and Numana - V. Baldoni, S. Finocchi, M. R. CiuccarelliSettlement dynamics from the fourth to the second century BC in the Potenza - river valley (Marche): landscape approaches and some methodological issues - F. VermeulenA crossroads in the central Potenza non-invasive research into settlement (dis-) continuity at Monte Franco (Pollenza, Marche, Italy) - W. De Neef,Pollentia-Urbs Salvia during the Republican period - R. PernaThe sanctuary of Jupiter at Monte a sacred landscape in the heart of Picenum - E. Giorgi, F. Pizzimenti, S. KayThe Urban Archaeology Project in Ausculum. From civitas caput gentis to civitas foederata - F. Boschi, E. Giorgi, T. Casci Ceccacci, F. DemmaContinuity and discontinuity in the archaeological record south of the Tronto river - V. d'Ercole, M.G. Di AntonioConclusions - F. Boschi, E. Giorgi, F. VermeulenBibliography