Becoming Roman

Description

Under the emperors' rule, the cultural lives of all Rome's subjects were utterly transformed. This book is a study of this process - conventionally termed 'Romanization' - through an investigation of the experience of Rome's Gallic provinces in the late Republic and early empire. Beginning with a rejection of the concept of 'Romanization', it describes the nature of Roman power in Gaul and the Romans' own understanding of these changes. Successive chapters then map the chronology and geography of change and offer new interpretations of urbanism, rural civilization, consumption and cult, before concluding with a synoptic view of Gallo-Roman civilization and of the origins of provincial cultures in general. The work draws on literary and archaeological material to make a contribution to the cultural history of the empire which will be of interest to ancient historians, classical archaeologists and all interested in cultural change.

First Sentence

At some point in the late 290s AD, an orator from the town of Autun in present day Burgundy made a speech before an imperial governor, perhaps the Perfect of the province of Lugdunensis I.

Excerpt

At some point in the late 290s AD, an orator from the town of Autun in present day Burgundy made a speech before an imperial governor, perhaps the Perfect of the province of Lugdunensis I.

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Other Editions

• Becoming Roman: The Origins of Provincial Civilization in GaulPaperbackCambridge University Press2000-07-31
• Becoming RomanCambridge University Press1998-01-01
• Becoming RomanCambridge University Press2009-01-01
• Becoming RomanCambridge University Press2011-01-01