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Rome, the Greek World, and the East: Volume 3: The Greek World, the Jews, and the East (Studies in the History of Greece and Rome) - Softcover

Book 10 of 22: Studies in the History of Greece and Rome

Millar, Fergus

 
9780807856932: Rome, the Greek World, and the East: Volume 3: The Greek World, the Jews, and the East (Studies in the History of Greece and Rome)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0807856932 ISBN 13: 9780807856932
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2006

Synopsis

This volume completes the three-volume collection of Fergus Millar’s essays, which, together with his books, transformed the study of the Roman Empire by shifting the focus of inquiry onto the broader Mediterranean world and beyond. The eighteen essays presented here include Millar’s classic contributions to our understanding of the impact of Rome on the peoples, cultures, and religions of the eastern Mediterranean, and the extent to which Graeco-Roman culture acted as a vehicle for the self-expression of the indigenous cultures. In an epilogue written to conclude the collection, Millar argues for rethinking the focus of “ancient history” itself and for considering the Levant and the eastern Mediterranean from the first millennium B.C. to the Islamic conquests a valid scholarly framework and an appropriate educational syllabus for the study of antiquity. English translations of extended ancient passages in Greek, Latin, and Semitic languages in all the essays make Millar’s most important articles accessible for the first time to specialists and nonspecialists alike.

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About the Author

Fergus Millar is Camden Professor of Ancient History at Oxford University.

From the Back Cover

This volume completes the three-volume collection of Fergus Millar's essays, which, together with his books, transformed the study of the Roman Empire by shifting the focus of inquiry onto the broader Mediterranean world and beyond. The 18 essays presented here include Millar's classic contributions to our understanding of the impact of Rome on the peoples, cultures, and religions of the eastern Mediterranean, and the extent to which Graeco-Roman culture acted as a vehicle for the self-expression of the indigenous cultures. The volume also includes and epilogue by Millar written to conclude the collection.

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This volume completes the three-volume collection of Fergus Millar's essays, which, together with his books, transformed the study of the Roman Empire by shifting the focus of inquiry onto the broader Mediterranean world and beyond. The 18 essays presented here include Millar's classic contributions to our understanding of the impact of Rome on the peoples, cultures, and religions of the eastern Mediterranean, and the extent to which Graeco-Roman culture acted as a vehicle for the self-expression of the indigenous cultures. The volume also includes and epilogue by Millar written to conclude the collection.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807856932
ISBN 13 
9780807856932
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
552
Editor
Cotton Hannah M., Rogers Guy MacLean