Richard Hingley

Globalizing Roman Culture (eBook, ePUB)

Unity, Diversity and Empire

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A study of identity and social change in the Roman empire and the relationship of this knowledge to understanding of the contemporary world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134264704
• Artikelnr.: 42641383

Autorenporträt

Specialist in Roman studies, with a particular focus upon Roman imperialism and the context of Roman research. Lecturer in Roman archaeology at the University of Durham. Author of Roman Officers and English Gentleman (Routledge 2000) and Images of Rome (Journal of Roman Archaeology, 2001).

Inhaltsangabe

Globalization and Roman Culture: unity, diversity and empire. 1. The past
in the present The changing past. The power of the past. A discourse of
Western domination. The potential of archaeological research. Anachronism.
2. Changing concepts of Roman identity and social change Classical
inheritances. Civilization. Barbarity. Interpreting Romanization in the
context of Western culture. Modernist Romanization. Critical assessment.
Native reactions. The ghost of modernism. Reintroducing power relations.
Re-constructing Roman Culture in a global context. 3. Roman imperialism and
culture Defining Roman elite culture. Culture. Roman culture. Writing about
elite culture. Barbarians. The opportunity of conquest. Civilizing
missions? Classical education. Elite culture as imperial discourses. 4. The
material elements of elite culture Projecting Roman elite identity. Dress
and appearance. Creating urban space. Creating domestic space. Standardized
developments? 5. Fragmenting identities Spreading Roman culture? Soldiers.
'The empire writes back'. 'Discrepant experiences' in the landscape.
Consuming Culture. Pottery and consumption. The limits of connectivity. 6.
'Back to the future'? Empire and Rome. Enabling and imposing.