Community and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World

onRoman and Hellenistic archaeological sites in Eastern Europe. Topics includeEgyptianidentity intheHellenisticworld,culturalidentity in Roman Greece,Romanization in Slovenia,Balkan Latin, theprovincial organization of cults in Roman Britain, andSoviet studies of Roman Empire and imperialism.Serving as asynthesisofcontemporary scholarshiponthewidertopic of identity and community, this volume: Provides an expansive materialist approach to the topic of globalization in the Roman world Examines ethnicity in the Roman empire from the viewpoint of minority populations Offers severalviews ofmetascholarship, a growing sub-discipline that compares ancient material to modern scholarship Covers a range of themes,time periods, and geographic areas not included in most western publications Community and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World isa valuable resource for academics, researchers, and graduate students examining identity and ethnicity in the ancient world, as well asforthose working in multiple fields of

study, from Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman historians, to the study of ethnicity, identity, and globalizing trends in time. [Publisher's Text]

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