Reading Greek And Hellenistic Roman Spolia

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004682702

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Reading Greek and Hellenistic-Roman Spolia by Anonim Pdf

Plundering and taking home precious objects from a defeated enemy was a widespread activity in the Greek and Hellenistic-Roman world. In this volume literary critics, historians and archaeologists join forces in investigating this phenomenon in terms of appropriation and cultural change. In-depth interpretations of famous ancient spoliations, like that of the Greeks after Plataea or the Romans after the capture of Jerusalem, reveal a fascinating paradox: while the material record shows an eager incorporation of new objects, the texts display abhorrence of the negative effects they were thought to bring along. As this volume demonstrates, both reactions testify to the crucial innovative impact objects from abroad may have.

Author : Lennart Wouter Kruijer,Miguel John Versluys,Ian Lilley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781003861836

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Rooted Cosmopolitanism, Heritage and the Question of Belonging by Lennart Wouter Kruijer,Miguel John Versluys,Ian Lilley Pdf

This book explores the analytical and practical value of the notion of "rooted cosmopolitanism" for the field of cultural heritage. Many concepts of present-day heritage discourses - such as World Heritage, local heritage practices, or indigenous heritage - tend to elide the complex interplay between the local and the global - entanglements that are investigated as "glocalisation" in Globalisation Studies. However, no human group ever creates more than a part of its heritage by itself. This book explores an exciting new alternative in scholarly (critical) heritage discourse, the notion of rooted cosmopolitanism, a way of making manifestations of globalised phenomena comprehensible and relevant at local levels. It develops a critical perspective on heritage and heritage practices, bringing together a highly varied yet conceptually focused set of stimulating contributions by senior and emerging scholars working on the heritage of localities across the globe. A contextualising introduction is followed by three strongly theoretical and methodological chapters which complement the second part of the book, six concrete, empirical chapters written in "response" to the more theoretical chapters. Two final reflective conclusions bring together these different levels of analysis. This book will appeal primarily to archaeologists, anthropologists, heritage professionals, and museum curators who are ready to be confronted with innovative and exciting new approaches to the complexities of cultural heritage in a globalising world.

Author : Paul Cartledge,Antony Spawforth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000159042

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Hellenistic and Roman Sparta by Paul Cartledge,Antony Spawforth Pdf

In this new edition, Paul Cartledge and Antony Spawforth have taken account of recent finds and scholarship to revise and update their authoritative overview of later Spartan history, and of the social, political, economic and cultural changes in the Spartan community. This original and compelling account is especially significant in challenging the conventional misperception of Spartan 'decline' after the loss of her status as a great power on the battlefield in 371 BC. The book's focus on a frequently overlooked period makes it important not only for those interested specifically in Sparta, but also for all those concerned with Hellenistic Greece, and with the life of Greece and other Greek-speaking provinces under non-Roman rule.

Author : Mario Baumann,Vasileios Liotsakis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110764123

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Reading History in the Roman Empire by Mario Baumann,Vasileios Liotsakis Pdf

Although the relationship of Greco-Roman historians with their readerships has attracted much scholarly attention, classicists principally focus on individual historians, while there has been no collective work on the matter. The editors of this volume aspire to fill this gap and gather papers which offer an overall view of the Greco-Roman readership and of its interaction with ancient historians. The authors of this book endeavor to define the physiognomy of the audience of history in the Roman Era both by exploring the narrative arrangement of ancient historical prose and by using sources in which Greco-Roman intellectuals address the issue of the readership of history. Ancient historians shaped their accounts taking into consideration their readers’ tastes, and this is evident on many different levels, such as the way a historian fashions his authorial image, addresses his readers, or uses certain compositional strategies to elicit the readers’ affective and cognitive responses to his messages. The papers of this volume analyze these narrative aspects and contextualize them within their socio-political environment in order to reveal the ways ancient readerships interacted with and affected Greco-Roman historical prose.

Author : Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (London, England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Civilization, Greco-Roman
ISBN : UOM:39015033434567

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The Claim of Antiquity by Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies (London, England) Pdf

Author : Eric Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1951103092

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Ancient Greece by Eric Brown Pdf

How did the Greek world change and develop over the course of the several centuries that compose the Ancient era of history? What lessons can the history of Ancient Greece teach us about the Ancient world and about our world today? Find the answers to all of these questions and more in this book...

Author : J. P. Mahaffy
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 0282319689

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Greek Life and Thought by J. P. Mahaffy Pdf

Excerpt from Greek Life and Thought: From the Age of Alexander to the Roman Conquest In'the second place, as this book was not in tended exclusively for scholars, it became necessary to introduce some account of the history and litera ture of the age as the background for the estimate of life and manners, which is my main Object. I might possibly have assumed a knowledge of this history and literature in the scholar, though, even for scholars, the epoch is one of great complication and obscurity, lying outside the bounds of ordinary classical reading; but, from the general reader, this special knowledge could not possibly be expected. Hence there is more actual history in the present volume than in its predecessor, and its limits are marked, not by great authors, but by great political events. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Simon Swain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Civilization, Greco-Roman
ISBN : 1383005087

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Hellenism and Empire by Simon Swain Pdf

Explores the rise of nationalism among the Greeks at the time of the Roman Empire, and their claims to cultural superiority over the Romans. This work offers a reassessment of the traditional picture of Roman political and cultural domination.

Author : M. M. Austin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1981-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0521296668

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The Hellenistic World from Alexander to the Roman Conquest by M. M. Austin Pdf

This is the first comprehensive sourcebook in English concentrating entirely on the Hellenistic age.

Author : Albrecht Dihle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134678372

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Greek and Latin Literature of the Roman Empire by Albrecht Dihle Pdf

Professor Dihle sees the Greek and Latin literature between the 1st century B.C. and the 6th century A.D. as an organic progression. He builds on Schlegel's observation that art, customs and political life in classical antiquity are inextricably entwined and therefore should not be examined separately. Dihle does not simply consider narrowly defined `literature', but all works of cultural socio-historical significance, including Jewish and Christian literature, philosophy and science. Despite this, major authors like Seneca, Tacitus and Plotinus are considered individually. This work is an authoritative yet personal presentation of seven hundred years of literature.

Author : Sarah B. Pomeroy,Stanley Mayer Burstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : IND:39000001292908

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Ancient History by Sarah B. Pomeroy,Stanley Mayer Burstein Pdf

Author : Frederic George Kenyon
Publisher : Ares Publishers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : IND:39000000035662

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Books and Readers in Ancient Greece and Rome by Frederic George Kenyon Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1333221188

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Studies in Greek Culture and Roman Policy by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Carey Morey
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020185147

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Outlines Of Greek And Roman History by William Carey Morey Pdf

This book provides a concise, yet comprehensive overview of the history of Ancient Greece and Rome. It covers all the major events and figures of these civilizations, from the Bronze Age to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book is written in an engaging style that makes it accessible to readers of all levels. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Western civilization. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Adam Serfass
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780806160894

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Views of Rome by Adam Serfass Pdf

Who were the ancient Romans? Views of Rome addresses this question by offering a collection of thirty-five annotated excerpts from Greek prose authors. As Adam Serfass explains in his introduction, these authors’ characterizations of the Romans run the gamut from fellow Hellenes, civilizers, and peacemakers to barbarians, boors, and warmongers. Although many of the authors featured in this volume—including Augustus, Cassius Dio, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Eusebius, Josephus, Julian, Libanius, Plutarch, Polybius, Strabo, and the writers of the New Testament—are important sources for Roman civilization, their written works are rarely presented in accessible Greek-language editions. These authors wrote in a variety of styles and dialects, and this collection enables readers to experience the range of expression the Greek language makes possible. Views of Rome is divided into five parts spanning early Rome through late antiquity. Within these parts, each prose selection is prefaced with a description of the featured author and the larger work from which the excerpt is drawn, as well as suggestions for further reading in English. The Greek passages themselves are accompanied by notes that provide crucial assistance for understanding grammar and vocabulary, thus enabling students to read the language with greater speed, accuracy, and nuance. Designed for advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level readers of Greek, this student-friendly book bridges the worlds of Greece and Rome and inspires discussion of identity, empire, religion, and politics—matters much debated in classical antiquity and in the present day.