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.
| ISBN: | 9780748613670 |
| Publication date: | 21st December 2000 |
| Author: | Christopher John Smith |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 242 pages |
| Series: | New Perspectives on the Ancient World |
| Genres: |
Ancient history European history Archaeology by period / region |
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.
Sicily from Aeneas to Augustus features in the following genres: Ancient history, European history, Archaeology by period / region
Sicily from Aeneas to Augustus is available in Hardback, Paperback
Sicily from Aeneas to Augustus was written by Christopher John Smith and published by Edinburgh University Press
Sicily from Aeneas to Augustus has 242 pages
Yes it is part of New Perspectives on the Ancient World series
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