Sicily from Aeneas to Augustus: New Approaches in Archaeology and History

Sicily occupies a crucial position in the Mediterranean world. It is at the heart of many cross-currents of trade, people, and ideology that flowed unceasingly through the ancient period. The island was home to many people, most of them not native to it: Phoenicians, Greeks, and then Romans settled...

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Main Author: Smith, Christopher J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Series:New Perspectives on the Ancient World : NPAW
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Summary:Sicily occupies a crucial position in the Mediterranean world. It is at the heart of many cross-currents of trade, people, and ideology that flowed unceasingly through the ancient period. The island was home to many people, most of them not native to it: Phoenicians, Greeks, and then Romans settled there, and sought ways of expressing their hybrid identities. The Sicilians, no less than their invaders, were concerned with their image and their contribution to the age. In this volume ideas of identity, image and acculturation are the central themes. The contributions combine detailed investigation of the archaeological finds in which the island abounds, with an examination of the understudied tradition of history and literature on or about the island. The book provides a chronological account of the island's history, interwoven with a series of discussions of Sicilian identity: to show Sicily as a centre of affairs from the Iron Age to the Augustan Empire within the context of a fundamentally regional ancient world.The book includes a chronology and guides for further reading
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
Physical Description:1 online resource (242 pages) 10 maps and diagrams, 20 half-tone illustrations
ISBN:9781474472708
DOI:10.1515/9781474472708

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