Rome: An Empire of Many Nations
New Perspectives on Ethnic Diversity and Cultural IdentityEDITORS:
Jonathan J. Price, Tel-Aviv University
Margalit Finkelberg, Tel-Aviv University
Yuval Shahar, Tel-Aviv University
DATE PUBLISHED: September 2021
AVAILABILITY: In stock
FORMAT: Hardback
ISBN: 9781108479455£ 90.00 Hardback
Description
The center of gravity in Roman studies has shifted far from the upper echelons of government and administration in Rome or the Emperor's court to the provinces and the individual. The multi-disciplinary studies presented in this volume reflect the turn in Roman history to the identities of ethnic groups and even single individuals who lived in Rome's vast multinational empire. The purpose is less to discover another element in the Roman Empire's “success” in governance than to illuminate the variety of individual experience in its own terms. The chapters here, reflecting a wide spectrum of professional expertise, range across the many cultures, languages, religions and literatures of the Roman Empire, with a special focus on the Jews as a test-case for the larger issues.
- Provides a vigorous new perspective of Empire and imperialism, from the point of view of ethnicity and the subjects of the Empire
- Demonstrates the benefits of adopting a multi-disciplinary approach to the issues
- Includes numerous new insights from a wide range of distinguished contributors
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