Isbn: 9781107012110 - greece and the augustan cultural revolution (greek culture in the roman world) (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Sehr gut. VIII, 319 p., ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Slightly rubbed jacket, otherwise very good and clean. / Leicht beriebener Umschlag, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - CONTENTS: 1. Introduction: Greece and the Augustan age -- 2. Athenian eloquence and Spartan arms -- 3. The noblest actions of the Greeks -- 4. The gifts of the gods -- 5. Constructed beauty -- 6. Hadrian and the legacy of Augustus -- Conclusion. - This book examines the impact of the Roman cultural revolution under Augustus on the Roman province of Greece. It argues that the transformation of Roman Greece into a classicising museum was a specific response of the provincial Greek elites to the cultural politics of the Roman imperial monarchy. Against a background of Roman debates about Greek culture and Roman decadence, Augustus promoted the ideal of a Roman debt to a classical Greece rooted in Europe and morally opposed to a stereotyped Asia. In Greece the regime signalled its admiration for Athens, Sparta, Olympia and Plataea as symbols of these past Greek glories. Cued by the Augustan monarchy, provincial-Greek notables expressed their Roman orientation by competitive cultural work (revival of ritual; restoration of buildings) aimed at further emphasising Greeces classical legacy. Reprised by Hadrian, the Augustan construction ofclassical Greece helped to promote the archaism typifying Greek culture under the principate. - A. J. S. Spawforth is Professor of Ancient History at the School of Historical Studies, Newcastle University. His distinguished list of publications includes Hellenistic and Roman Sparta: A Tale of Two Cities (1989; 2nd edn 2002 co-author with Paul Cartledge); The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd edn (1996; revised 2003 co-editor with Simon Hornblower, and contributor); Greece: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (2001 co-author with Christopher Mee); The Complete Greek Temples (2006); and The Court and Court Society in Ancient Monarchies (Cambridge, 2007 editor and contributor). ISBN 9781107012110 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 657 Original cloth with dust jacket. …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book examines the impact of the Roman cultural revolution under Augustus on the Roman province of Greece. It argues that the transformation of Roman Greece into a classicizing 'museum' was a specific response of the provincial Greek elites to the cultural politics of the Roman imperial monarchy. Against a background of Roman debates about Greek culture and Roman decadence, Augustus promoted the ideal of a Roman debt to a 'classical' Greece rooted in Europe and morally opposed to a stereotyped Asia. In Greece the regime signalled its admiration for Athens, Sparta, Olympia and Plataea as symbols of these past Greek glories. Cued by the Augustan monarchy, provincial Greek notables expressed their Roman orientation by competitive cultural work (revival of ritual; restoration of buildings) aimed at further emphasising Greece's 'classical' legacy. Reprised by Hadrian, the Augustan construction of 'classical' Greece helped to promote the archaism typifying Greek culture under the principate.…

Zustand: New. An examination of the reflections of the Augustan cultural revolution in the cities and sanctuaries of Roman Greece. Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World. Num Pages: 327 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 608. . 2011. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …