Tales of the barbarians
Subtitle: ethnography and empire in the Roman west
By: Greg Woolf
Series: Blackwell-Bristol lectures on Greece, Rome and the classical tradition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781405160735
Subjects: Culture policy; Ethnic relations; Acculturation; West European National characteristics; History
Description: "Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West. Explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts; Offers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references  (p. [146]-163) and index.
Table of contents: title: Telling tales on the middle ground; title: Explaining the barbarians; title: Ethnography and empire; title: Enduring fictions?