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Ethnic identity and imperial power : the Batavians in the early Roman empire /

This probing case study examines the evolution of the ethnic identity of the Batavians, a lower Rhineland tribe in the western marches of the Roman Empire. Drawing on extensive historical and archaeological data, Nico Roymans examines how between 50 BCE and 70 CE, the Romans cultivated the Batavians...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roymans, Nico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2004.
Colección:Amsterdam archaeological studies ; 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This probing case study examines the evolution of the ethnic identity of the Batavians, a lower Rhineland tribe in the western marches of the Roman Empire. Drawing on extensive historical and archaeological data, Nico Roymans examines how between 50 BCE and 70 CE, the Romans cultivated the Batavians as an ethnic other by intensively recruiting them to the Roman army while simultaneously carrying out extermination campaigns against other tribes in the region. Roymans also considers how the status of the Batavian settlement reveals intriguing insights into Roman definitions of 'civilization' and 'barbarism.' Ethnic Identity and Imperial Power is a fascinating anthropological study on how ancient frontier peoples negotiated their self-image.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 277 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1417583401
9781417583409
9789048505357
9048505356
9781280959066
1280959061
9786610959068
6610959064