From Barbarians to New Men: Greek, Roman, and Modern Perceptions of Peoples from the Central Apennines (Oxford Classical Monographs) [Hardcover]

Emma Dench (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198150210 | ISBN-13: 978-0198150213 | Publication Date: December 14, 1995

The Central Appennine peoples, alternatively represented as decadent and dangerous barbarians or as personifications of manly wisdom and virtue, were important figures in Greek and Roman ideology. This unique study considers the ways in which these perceptions developed--reflecting both the shifting needs of Greek and Roman societies and the character of interaction between the various cultures of ancient Italy--to illuminate the development of a specifically Roman identity through the creation of an ideology of incorporation.

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`Emma Dench's book is an exemplary reading of the culture and peoples of the Apennines from the new point of view ... Dench's book has already begun to have an im0pact, and it should impart the confidence to others to undertake regional histories. It raises significant questions about the ways that Greeks saw other peoples in the west, and is thus a contribution to debates about Greek society in South Italy and Sicily ... Dench has brought us closer to an appreciation of the world of contested and competing images in which ancient politics was played out.' Christopher Smith, St. Andrew's University, Hermathena, no 164, Summer 98

About the Author

Emma Dench is at University of London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 14, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198150210
• ISBN-13: 978-0198150213
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,141,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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