Armstrong, Jeremy
(ed.)
Rhodes-Schroder, Aaron
(ed.)
Editorial: Brepols Publishers
Colección: Archaeology of the Mediterranean World ; 3
Número de páginas: 282 págs. 21.0 x 28.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-01-2023
EAN: 9782503602325
ISBN: 978-2-503-60232-5
Precio (sin IVA): 121,00 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 125,84 €
The ancient Mediterranean basin was once thought to be populated by large, monolithic, cultural-political entities. In this conception, ‘the Greeks’, ‘the Romans’, and other stable and homogenous cultures interacted and vied for supremacy like early modern states or empires. Today, however, thanks largely to an ever-increasing archaeological record, critical and sensitive approaches to the literary evidence, and the impact and application of new theoretical approaches, the ancient Mediterranean region is instead argued to be full of dynamic microcultures organized in a fluid set of overlapping networks. While this atomization of culture has resulted in more interesting and accurate micro-histories, it has also challenged how we understand cultural interaction and change.