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Tales of the barbarians : ethnography and empire in the Roman west /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Blackwell Bristol lectures on Greece, Rome and the classical tradition.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 167 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781405160735 140516073X 9781444390797 1444390791 9781444390803 1444390805 |