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Tales Barbarians Hardcover - 2011 - 1st Edition

by Woolf

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Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic. Providing a fresh perspective on the topic by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light, Woolf explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts to establish a place for Celts and Spaniards, Africans and Britons in the classical world. The author also investigates the impact of Roman imperialism on those intellectual endeavours, the attempts to reconcile science and myth, and why ancient stereotypes have survived for ages.

Making use of comparisons with modern empires and the voyages of exploration, Woolf offers fascinating new insights into the creation of the first national traditions of Western Europe.

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  • Title Tales Barbarians
  • Author Woolf
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Somerset, NJ, U.S.A.
  • Date 2011-01-31
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781405160735 / 140516073X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Italy
  • Library of Congress subjects Rome - History - Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D, Rome - Ethnic relations
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010030303
  • Dewey Decimal Code 937.07

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About the author

Greg Woolf is Professor of Ancient History at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in Gaul (1998), as well as the co-editor of Literacy and Power in the Ancient World (1994), and Rome the Cosmopolis (2003). In addition, Professor Woolf is editor of the Journal of Roman Studies and has written numerous articles on Roman history.

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