Being Greek under Rome: Cultural Identity, the Second Sophistic and the Development of Empire - Softcover

 
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Simon Goldhill explores the cultural conflicts of the second-century CE Roman Empire.

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'... this is a rich and stimulating collection ... the issue of Greek cultural identity and self-fashioning is well explored through an impressive variety of detail.' Journal of Roman Studies

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Simon Goldhill explores the cultural conflicts of the second-century CE Roman Empire, through the perspective of Greek writings. The specially commissioned essays investigate the intellectual and social tensions in the era which gave rise to Christianity.

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ISBN 10:  0521663172 ISBN 13:  9780521663175
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001
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