Strategies of remembering in greece under Rome 100 bc - 100 ad - DIJKSTRA, T.M., I.N.I. KUIN, a.o., (eds.),
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At the beginning of the first century BC Athens was an independent city bound to Rome through a friendship alliance. By the end of the first century AD the city had been incorporated into the Roman province of Achaea. Along with Athenian independence perished the notion of Greek self-rule. The rest of Achaea was ruled by the governor of Macedonia already since 146 BC, but the numerous defections of Greek cities during the first century BC show that Roman rule was not yet viewed as inevitable.
In spite of the definitive loss of self-rule this was not a period of decline. Attica and the Peloponnese were special regions because of their legacy as cultural and religious centres of the Mediterranean. Supported by this legacy communities and individuals engaged actively with the increasing presence of Roman rule and its representatives. The archaeological and epigraphic records attest to the continued economic vitality of the region: buildings, statues, and lavish tombs were still being constructed. There is hence n...
In spite of the definitive loss of self-rule this was not a period of decline. Attica and the Peloponnese were special regions because of their legacy as cultural and religious centres of the Mediterranean. Supported by this legacy communities and individuals engaged actively with the increasing presence of Roman rule and its representatives. The archaeological and epigraphic records attest to the continued economic vitality of the region: buildings, statues, and lavish tombs were still being constructed. There is hence n...
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2017Uitgever: Sidestone PressReeks: Publications of the Netherlands Institute at Athens250 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 279x211x11ISBN-10: 9088904804ISBN-13: 9789088904806Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Leiden, 2017. 190p. ills.(B&W as well as full colour photographs and line drawings). Large paperback. Series: Publications of the The Netherlands Institute at Athens, VI. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: DIJKSTRA, T.M., I.N.I. KUIN, a.o., (eds.),] [Uitgever: Sidestone Press] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: Strategies of Remembering in Greece under Rome (100 BC - 100 AD).]
