Local and imperial culture in the Roman provinces Kristian Kanstrup Christensen

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christensen, Kristian Kanstrup, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Material culture--Rome.

Rome--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Academic 2025

Summary:

Through the use of case studies from across the Roman world, this book investigates the cultural interaction and local traditions of provincial communities under the control of imperial Rome. By drawing its theoretical approach from the anthropology of agrarian societies in South Asia, it sets out the framework for a novel cultural history cap&&Uturing both sides of Roman imperialism: the abun&&Udan&&Uce of con&&Utacts bet&&Uween cultures and also the hierarchy in which they exis&&Uted. It encompasses sources from throughout the empire and across a variety of types - from Rhineland grave portraiture, to Egyptian temples, pottery finds in Britain and, lastly, inscriptions in local languages across the Mediterranean. With this focus on the influence of prestige tradition in particular Graeco-Latin societies, this book demonstrates that in spite of recent attempts to interpret the Roman world as uniquely interconnected for its time, it was in fact no exception to pre-modern conditions. The establishment of the Roman Empire produced a significant cultural interaction throughout the affected communities, and interaction with Greek and Latin traditions affected local cultures deeply, at times even transforming them. However, full participation in the culture of the ruling elite was only possible for a small segment of the provincial populations, and therefore the encounter with the Roman elite tradition did not lead to the demise of the local cultural world

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

1. Pre-Modernity

2. Language

3. Material Culture

4. Deities

5. Military Service

6. Universal and Local

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version Christensen, Kristian Kanstrup. Local and imperial culture in the Roman provinces /

ISBN:

9781350516120

OCLC:

1520506345

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