Becoming Roman
Becoming Roman
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This book is a study of the process conventionally termed 'Romanization' through an investigation of the experience of Rome's Gallic provinces in the late Republic and early empire. Beginning with a rejection of the concept of 'Romanization' it describes the nature of Roman power in Gaul and the Romans' own understanding of these changes. Successive chapters then map the chronology and geography of change and offer new interpretations of urbanism, rural civilization, consumption and cult, before concluding with a synoptic view of Gallo-Roman civilization and of the origins of provincial cultures in general. The work draws on literary and archaeological material to make a contribution to the cultural history of the empire which will be of interest to ancient historians, classical archaeologists and all interested in cultural change.
- Draws on both literary and archaeological material
- Includes original views on acculturation
- Relevant to the study of Romanization in all areas, not only Gaul
Reviews & endorsements
"[Woolf] has, however, produced a study that any serious student of the ancient world must read, and that is without question the best book on the western provinces written this decade." Michael Kulikowski, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"Woolf's book is a significant contribution to the discusison of Romanization and well worthy of attention." Ernst KÜnzl, Classical World
"It is a essential read for those scholars interested in the cultural change undergone by the provincials of first-century Gaul." J. Kent Gregory, Religious Studies Review
"Woolf's book is a significant contribution to the discusison of Romanization and well worthy of attention." Ernst KÜnzl, Classical World
Product details
July 2000Paperback
9780521789820
316 pages
229 × 153 × 17 mm
0.45kg
3 maps
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Table of Contents
- 1. On Romanization
- 2. Roman power and the Gauls
- 3. The civilising ethos
- 4. Mapping cultural change
- 5. Urbanising the Gauls
- 6. The culture of the countryside
- 7. Consuming Rome
- 8. Keeping faith? 9. Being Roman in Gaul.
