Tales of the barbarians : ethnography and empire in the Roman West / Greg Woolf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woolf, Greg.

Series:

Blackwell Bristol lectures on Greece, Rome and the classical tradition.

Blackwell Bristol lectures on Greece, Rome and the classical tradition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acculturation--Rome.

Acculturation.

National characteristics, West European.

Rome--Ethnic relations.

Rome.

Rome--Cultural policy.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material.Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman WestExplores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local expertsOffers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light

Contents:

Tales of the Barbarians: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West; Contents; Translations Used; Introduction; 1: Telling Tales on the Middle Ground; 2: Explaining the Barbarians; 3: Ethnography and Empire; 4: Enduring Fictions?; Notes; References; General Index; Index of Main Passages Discussed

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Tales of the barbarians

ISBN:

1-4443-9081-3

9786612889530

1-282-88953-2

1-4443-9079-1

OCLC:

690960312