Tales of the Barbarians: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West

Name: Tales of the Barbarians: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West
Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
SKU: 9781405160735
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By (author): Greg Woolf

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

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Weight: 422g
Dimensions: 163 x 236mm
Publication Date: 07 Jan 2011
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781405160735

About Greg Woolf

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.