Roman Ionia - Constructions of Cultural Identity in Western Asia Minor

Through a detailed study of Roman Ionia, this book offers insight into the perceptions and constructions of collective cultural identities in the ancient world. It will benefit scholars and students interested in the issues of regional identities and the cultural history of Ancient Greece overall.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Mental geographies; 2. The Ionian Koinon; 3. Cults and myths; 4. Times and names; 5. The Ionic dialect; 6. Ionianness outside Ionia; Concluding remarks.

Info autore

Martin Hallmannsecker obtained a doctorate in ancient history at the University of Oxford and works now as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Vienna with a specialisation in Greek epigraphy and Roman Asia Minor.

Riassunto

Through a detailed study of Roman Ionia, this book offers insight into the perceptions and constructions of collective cultural identities in the ancient world. It will benefit scholars and students interested in the issues of regional identities and the cultural history of Ancient Greece overall.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martin Hallmannsecker, Martin (Universitat Wien Hallmannsecker
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781009150187
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0915018-7
• Pagine: 348
• Serie: Greek Culture in the Roman World
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Human Geography