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Greece and the Augustan Cultural Revolution

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Part of Greek Culture in the Roman World

Author: A. J. S. Spawforth, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Date Published: May 2015
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9781107525788

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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.
- Proposes a revisionist view of the relationship between Roman values and imperial Greek culture
- Emphasises the contribution of a range of types of evidence, and not just of ancient literature
- Authoritative work by an acknowledged expert in the field
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"It is a skillful, provocative, beautifully flawed work that annoyed and delighted in equal measure, and is essential reading for anyone working on Roman Greece or issues of cultural interaction more broadly. Spawforth will be at our backs for some time to come." --BMCR

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Product details
- Date Published: May 2015
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107525788
- length: 328 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 155 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.49kg
- contains: 6 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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A. J. S. Spawforth, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
A. J. S. Spawforth is Professor of Ancient History at the School of Historical Studies, Newcastle University. His distinguished list of publications includes Hellenistic and Roman Sparta: A Tale of Two Cities (1989, 2nd edition, 2002) [co-author with Paul Cartledge], The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edition (1996, revised 2003) [co-editor with Simon Hornblower and contributor], Greece: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (2001) [co-author with Christopher Mee], The Complete Greek Temples (2006) and The Court and Court Society in Ancient Monarchies (Cambridge, 2007) [editor and contributor].