Tales of the Barbarians

Informationen zum Autor Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul (1998), as well as the co-editor of Literacy and Power in the Ancient World (1994), and Rome the Cosmopolis (2003). In addition, Professor Woolf is editor of the Journal of Roman Studies and has written numerous articles on Roman history. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translations UsedIntroduction1. Telling Tales on the Middle Ground2. Explaining the Barbarians3. Ethnography and Empire4. Enduring Fictions?NotesReferencesGeneral IndexIndex of Main Passages Discussed

Autorentext
Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul (1998), as well as the co-editor of Literacy and Power in the Ancient World (1994), and Rome the Cosmopolis (2003). In addition, Professor Woolf is editor of the Journal of Roman Studies and has written numerous articles on Roman history.

Klappentext
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

Inhalt
Translations Used Introduction 1. Telling Tales on the Middle Ground 2. Explaining the Barbarians 3. Ethnography and Empire 4. Enduring Fictions? Notes References General Index Index of Main Passages Discussed

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