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Informationen zum Autor Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul (1998), as well as the co-editor of Literacy and Power in the Ancient World (1994), and Rome the Cosmopolis (2003). In addition, Professor Woolf is editor of the Journal of Roman Studies and has written numerous articles on Roman history. Klappentext 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 West* Explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts* Offers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translations Used vii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Telling Tales on the Middle Ground 8 Chapter 2: Explaining the Barbarians 32 Chapter 3: Ethnography and Empire 59 Chapter 4: Enduring Fictions? 89 Notes 119 References 146 General Index 164 Index of Main Passages Discussed 168
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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
Report
"A work of fundamental importance for students of ancient ethnography. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 November 2011)
"By contrast, Woolf has rendered the topic in crisp and elegant prose. This reviewer suspects that, like good ancient ethnography, Woolf's contribution will very soon take on a life of its own". (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 25 July 2011)
