IMPERIALISM, POWER AND IDENTITY. EXPERIENCING THE ROMAN EMPIRE

Despite what history has taught us about imperialism's destructive effects on colonial societies, many classicists continue to emph asize disproportionately the civilizing and assimilative nature of the Roman Empire and to hold a generally favorable view of Rome's impact on its subject peoples. Imperialism, Power, and Identity boldly challenges this view using insights from postcolonial studie s of modern empires to offer a more nuanced understanding of Roman imperialism.Rejecting outdated notions about Romanization, David Mattingly...[Llegir més]