Greece and the Augustan cultural revolution

This book examines the impact of the Roman cultural revolution under Augustus on the Roman province of Greece. It argues that the transformation of Roman Greece into a classicizing 'museum' was a specific response of the provincial Greek elites to the cultural politics of the Roman imperia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spawforth, Antony
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
Series:Greek culture in the Roman world
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Greece and the Augustan age
  • 2. 'Athenian eloquence and Spartan arms'
  • 3. 'The noblest actions of the Greeks'
  • 4. 'The gifts of the gods'
  • 5. 'Constructed beauty'
  • 6. Hadrian and the legacy of Augustus
  • Conclusion