Ways of being Roman : discourses of identity in the Roman West / Louise Revell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Revell, Louise, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects--Rome--Provinces--History.

Identity (Psychology).

Ethnicity--Rome--History--Provinces.

Ethnicity.

Social status--Rome--Provinces--History.

Social status.

Gender identity--Rome--Provinces--History.

Gender identity.

Age groups--Rome--Provinces--History.

Age groups.

Roman provinces--Social conditions.

Roman provinces.

Roman provinces--Antiquities.

Social archaeology--Rome--Provinces.

Social archaeology.

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

Rome.

Rome--History--Empire, 284-476.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 175 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, [2016]

Summary:

"This book examines the question of identity in the Roman provinces of the western empire. It takes an innovative approach in looking at the wider discourses or ideologies through which an individual sense of self was learnt and expressed. This wide-ranging survey considers ethnic identity, status, gender, and age. Rather than constructing a paradigm of the 'ideal' of any specific aspect of personal identity, it looks at some of the wider cultural ideas which were drawn upon in differentiating groups of people and the variability within this. It focuses on the daily and mundane practices of everyday life through which identities were internalised and communicated"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Identity in Roman archaeology

Ideas of Roman ethnicity

A poly-ethnic empire

A new provincial elite

Looking for the non-elite

Gendering the provinces

Age and ageing.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-170).

ISBN:

9781785701887

1785701886

9781785701900

1785701908