The Fabric of Hellenism - (Edinburgh Leventis Studies) by Ewen Bowie & Calum Maciver (Hardcover)

About the Book

Explores the cultural and civic identity of the Imperial Greek city, examining what it meant to be 'Greek' in the Roman Empire.

Book Synopsis

This authoritative series of essays brings together a group of eminent scholars engaged with Imperial Greece in the first work of its kind to address the art-history, archaeology, numismatics and prose literature of Imperial Greek cities in one volume, covering the period from pre-Imperial Hellenistic developments to the late third century CE.

The book provides a wide coverage and is organised into thematic sections including: the overall context of Greek cities in the Roman Empire and their Hellenistic roots; festival culture; prominent figures who shaped Hellenic identity; some key prose-writers of the period; Hellenism in action in the Roman Empire; and further perspectives on Hellenic culture outside the learned mainstreams.

Review Quotes

The latest 'Leventis' is a fantastically rich and informative collection on Hellenism and the material 'fabric' of the early Roman period, authored by experts in several fields and held together by first-rate editing. Students of the literature and the history of this era will enjoy it and learn from it enormously.--Professor Simon Swain, University of Warwick