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Sicily from Aeneas to Augustus : new approaches in archaeology and history /
Sicily occupies a crucial position in the Mediterranean world. It is at the heart of many cross-currents of trade, people, and ideology that flowed unceasingly through the ancient period. The island was home to many people, most of them not native to it: Phoenicians, Greeks, and then Romans settled...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2000]
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| Colección: | New perspectives on the ancient world ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Sicily occupies a crucial position in the Mediterranean world. It is at the heart of many cross-currents of trade, people, and ideology that flowed unceasingly through the ancient period. The island was home to many people, most of them not native to it: Phoenicians, Greeks, and then Romans settled there, and sought ways of expressing their hybrid identities. The Sicilians, no less than their invaders, were concerned with their image and their contribution to the age. In this volume ideas of identity, image and acculturation are the central themes. The contributions combine detailed investigation of the archaeological finds in which the island abounds, with an examination of the understudied tradition of history and literature on or about the island. The book provides a chronological account of the island's history, interwoven with a series of discussions of Sicilian identity: to show Sicily as a centre of affairs from the Iron Age to the Augustan Empire within the context of a fundamentally regional ancient world. The book includes a chronology and guides for further reading. |
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| Notas: | "This volume reflects the proceedings of a conference held in St. Andrews in June 1998"--Page vii |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (210-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780585441924 0585441928 9780748679577 074867957X 9780748650996 0748650997 9781474472708 1474472702 |