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The sons of Remus : identity in Roman Gaul and Spain

Johnston, Andrew C., 1984-2017
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The Sons of Remus recaptures the experiences, memories, and discourses of the societies that made up the variegated patchwork fabric of the western provinces of the Roman Empire. Focusing on Gaul and Spain, Andrew Johnston explores how the inhabitants of these provinces, though they willingly adopted certain Roman customs and recognized imperial authority, never became exclusively Roman. Their self-representations in literature, inscriptions, and visual art reflect identities rooted in a sense of belonging to indigenous communities. Provincials performed shifting roles for different audiences, rehearsing traditions at home while subverting Roman stereotypes of druids and rustics abroad.
Imprint:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Collation:
pages cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780674660106 (hbk)
Dewey class:
936.03
LC class:
DG87
Language:
English
BRN:
1871686
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