1st Edition
Becoming Roman? Diverging Identities and Experiences in Ancient Northwest Italy
By Ralph Haeussler
Copyright 2013
386 Pages
by
Routledge
386 Pages
by
Routledge
386 Pages
by
Routledge
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Few empires had such an impact on the conquered peoples as did the Roman empire, creating social, economic, and cultural changes that erased long-standing differences in material culture, languages, cults, rituals and identities. But even Rome could not create a single unified culture. Individual decisions introduced changes in material culture, identity, and behavior, creating local cultures... Read more
Introduction: De-Romanising the Roman Empire 1. Conceptualising Processes of Sociocultural Change 2. Discrepant Identities in the Republic 3. The Roman Framework: Overpowering or Make-believe? 4. Adapting and Integrating in the Principate 5. Identity-creation in a Global World 6. Conclusions: ‘Becoming Roman’ in Northwest Italy?
Biography
Ralph Haeussler
