{"product_id":"community-and-identity-at-the-edges-of-the-classical-world-isbn-9781119630715","title":"Community and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etimely and academically-significant contribution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e to scholarship on community, identity, and globalization in the Roman and Hellenistic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eworlds\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the construction of personal and communal identities in the ancient world, exploring how globalism, multi-culturalism, and other macro events influenced micro identities throughout the Hellenistic and Roman empires. This innovative volume discusses where contact and the sharing of ideas was occurring in the time period, and applies modern theories based on networks and communication to historical and archaeological data. A new generation of international scholars challenge traditional views of Classical history and offer original perspectives on the impact globalizing trends had on localized areas—insights that resonate with similar issues today.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This singular resource presents a broad, multi-national view rarely found in western collected volumes, including Serbian, Macedonian, and Russian scholarship on the Roman Empire, as well as on Roman and Hellenistic archaeological sites in Eastern Europe. Topics include Egyptian identity in the Hellenistic world, cultural identity in Roman Greece, Romanization in Slovenia, Balkan Latin, the provincial organization of cults in Roman Britain, and Soviet studies of Roman Empire and imperialism. Serving as a synthesis of contemporary scholarship on the wider topic of identity and community, this volume: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an expansive materialist approach to the topic of globalization in the Roman world  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines ethnicity in the Roman empire from the viewpoint of minority populations \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers several views of metascholarship, a growing sub-discipline that compares ancient material to modern scholarship \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a range of themes, time periods, and geographic areas not included in most western publications \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World \u003c\/i\u003eis a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and graduate students examining identity and ethnicity in the ancient world, as well as for those working in multiple fields of study, from Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman historians, to the study of ethnicity, identity, and globalizing trends in time. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables v\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The beauty of the \u003ci\u003eOikumene \u003c\/i\u003ehas two edges: Nurturing Roman Imperialism in the “Glocalizing” traditions of the East 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLjuben Tevdovski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 “Triggered identity”: The use of Macedonian ethnic by Blaundos in confrontation with the Roman Empire 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuca Mazzini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The population of Siscia in the light of epigraphy 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvan Radman-Livaja\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Roman presence in Athens in the light of epigraphic sources 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleksandar Simić\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Global and local in the sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods in Marathon: The construction of a cultural identity in Roman Greece 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDafni Maikidou-Poutrino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Consciousness of connectivity: Roman temples in southern Syria 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancesca Mazzilli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Macedonian, Greek, or Egyptian? Navigating the royal additive identities of Ptolemy I Soter and Ptolemy II Philadelphus 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel J. Mittelman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Being Mithraist: Embracing ‘other’ in the Roman cultural milieu 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina Mazhjoo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 “There are always two sides to every story”: Roman rule, cultural continuities and ethnic identity in southern Hispania 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancisco Machuca Prieto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Unlocking ritual performances in the Romano-British countryside: How small finds and structured deposits enrich our understanding of provincial priesthoods 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlessandra Esposito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Purification through puppies: Dog symbolism and sacrifice in the Mediterranean world 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron W. Irvin and Jason Lundock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Communities at the edges of the Roman world: The perception of identity in the Roman Iron Age Barbaricum 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKala Drewniak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Deconstructing “Balkan Latin” 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragana Kunčer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The importance of being earnest: Why precise language matters 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaja Stemberger Flegar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The dictatorship of identity: Soviet scholarship and Roman imperialism 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnton Y. Baryshnikov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 271\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAARON W. IRVIN\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of the Ancient World at Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky. Previously, he was Lecturer at the University of California Los Angeles and California State Polytechnic University. His research examines human organization, government, empire, and religion in the Roman world, and in the Late Bronze Age system of states.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely and academically-significant contribution to scholarship on community, identity, and globalization in the Roman and Hellenistic worlds\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World\u003c\/i\u003e examines the construction of personal and communal identities in the ancient world, exploring how globalism, multi-culturalism, and other macro events influenced micro identities throughout the Hellenistic and Roman empires. This innovative volume discusses where contact and the sharing of ideas was occurring in the time period, and applies modern theories based on networks and communication to historical and archaeological data. A new generation of international scholars challenge traditional views of Classical history and offer original perspectives on the impact globalizing trends had on localized areas – insights that resonate with similar issues today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis singular resource presents a broad, multi-national view rarely found in western collected volumes, including Serbian, Macedonian, and Russian scholarship on the Roman Empire, as well as on Roman and Hellenistic archaeological sites in Eastern Europe. Topics include Egyptian identity in the Hellenistic world, cultural identity in Roman Greece, Romanization in Slovenia, Balkan Latin, the provincial organization of cults in Roman Britain, and Soviet studies of Roman Empire and imperialism. Serving as a synthesis of contemporary scholarship on the wider topic of identity and community, this volume: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an expansive materialist approach to the topic of globalization in the Roman world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines ethnicity in the Roman empire from the viewpoint of minority populations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers several views of metascholarship, a growing sub-discipline that compares ancient material to modern scholarship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a range of themes, time periods, and geographic areas not included in most western publications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and graduate students examining identity and ethnicity in the ancient world, as well as for those working in multiple fields of study, from Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman historians, to the study of ethnicity, identity, and globalizing trends in time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988953874661,"sku":"NP9781119630715","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119630715.jpg?v=1761782192","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/community-and-identity-at-the-edges-of-the-classical-world-isbn-9781119630715","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}