| Description |
viii, 319 p. : ill. |
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Greek culture in the Roman world |
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Greek culture in the Roman world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Greece and the Augustan age; 2. Athenian eloquence and Spartan arms; 3. The noblest actions of the Greeks; 4. The gifts of the gods; 5. Constructed beauty; 6. Hadrian and the legacy of Augustus; Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"This book examines the impact of the Roman cultural revolution under Augustus on the Roman province of Greece. It argues that the transformation of Roman Greece into a classicizing 'museum' was a specific response of the provincial Greek elites to the cultural politics of the Roman imperial monarchy. Against a background of Roman debates about Greek culture and Roman decadence, Augustus promoted the ideal of a Roman debt to a 'classical' Greece rooted in Europe and morally opposed to a stereotyped Asia. In Greece the regime signalled its admiration for Athens, Sparta, Olympia and Plataea as symbols of these past Greek glories. Cued by the Augustan monarchy, provincial-Greek notables expressed their Roman orientation by competitive cultural work (revival of ritual; restoration of buildings) aimed at further emphasising Greece's 'classical' legacy. Reprised by Hadrian, the Augustan construction of 'classical' Greece helped to promote the archaism typifying Greek culture under the principate"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D. -- Influence.
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Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138 -- Influence.
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Social change -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Ethnicity -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Acculturation -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Political culture -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.
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Cities and towns, Ancient -- Greece.
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Greece -- Civilization -- Roman influences.
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Greece -- Moral conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781107012110 (hbk.) |
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9781139186131 (electronic bk.) |
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