Greeks and barbariansGreeks and Barbarians examines ancient Greek conceptions of the "other." The attitudes of Greeks to foreigners and there religions, and cultures, and politics reveals as much about the Greeks as it does the world they inhabited. Despite occasional interest in particular aspects of foreign customs, the Greeks were largely hostile and dismissive viewing foreigners as at best inferior, but more often as candidates for conquest and enslavement. |
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Several less familiar versions of the theory are to be found in the first book of
Dionysius of Halicarnassus' Roman Antiquities, which was written expressly to
demonstrate that the founders of Rome were Greek. It has often been pointed out,
and ...
Several less familiar versions of the theory are to be found in the first book of
Dionysius of Halicarnassus' Roman Antiquities, which was written expressly to
demonstrate that the founders of Rome were Greek. It has often been pointed out,
and ...
Page 264
With the stabilisation of Roman power, the end of the Roman civil wars, and the
establishment of the Principate, accommodation becomes the rule on both sides.
Yet there continued to be great tension and uncertainty in Greek communities.
With the stabilisation of Roman power, the end of the Roman civil wars, and the
establishment of the Principate, accommodation becomes the rule on both sides.
Yet there continued to be great tension and uncertainty in Greek communities.
Page 266
On the other hand he sees in Rome the great unifier, which enables both Greeks
and others to transcend their Particularism. The Romans, he says, did not refuse
to give their citizenship to others: 'on the contrary, you sought its extension as a ...
On the other hand he sees in Rome the great unifier, which enables both Greeks
and others to transcend their Particularism. The Romans, he says, did not refuse
to give their citizenship to others: 'on the contrary, you sought its extension as a ...
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Contents
General Introduction i | 1 |
3 the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden fig 4 the Museum | 3 |
of Fine Arts Boston fig 5 the Archaeological Institute of | 10 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Greeks and barbarians Edinburgh readings on the ancient world |
| Author | Thomas Harrison |
| Editor | Thomas Harrison |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press, 2002 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 28 May 2008 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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