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Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity
01 Jan 1997-
TL;DR: The nature and expression of ethnicity: an anthropological view 3. The discursive dimension of ethnic identity 4. Ethnicity and genealogy: an Argolic case-study as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: 1. Phrasing the problem 2. The nature and expression of ethnicity: an anthropological view 3. The discursive dimension of ethnic identity 4. Ethnography and genealogy: an Argolic case-study 5. Ethnicity and archaeology 6. Ethnicity and linguistics 7. Conclusion.
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TL;DR: Octavian's decision in 28 b.c.E. to ban Egyptian cults from within the pomerium was not a sign of hostility to foreign cults, especially since the emperor himself arranged for the restoration of those shrines outside the city's religious boundary as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Octavian's decision in 28 b.c.E. to ban Egyptian cults from within the pomerium was not a sign of hostility to foreign cults, especially since the emperor himself arranged for the restoration of those shrines outside the city's religious boundary. Rather, his action served to reassert the Roman openness to foreign religions while at the same time underlining the distinctions between Roman and foreign religious practices. Using the pomerium to demarcate a clear boundary between Roman and non-Roman helped to reconstruct the sense of Roman identity that had been shattered by the civil wars of the previous fifty years. in 28 b.c.E., thE yEar in which Octavian bEgan rEstOring the famous eighty-two temples mentioned in his Res Gestae, Dio Cassius reports that he took two further actions regarding religious activity in the city of Rome (53.2.4): He did not admit Egyptian rites inside the pomerium, but made provi- sions for the shrines; those which had been built by private individuals he ordered their sons and descendants, if any survived, to repair, and the rest he restored himself. καὶ τὰ μὲν ἱeρὰ τὰ Aἰγύπτια οὐκ ἐσeδέξατο eἴσω τοῦ πωμηρίου, τῶν δὲ δὴ ναῶν πρόνοιαν ἐποιήσατο· τοὺς μὲν γὰρ ὑπ' ἰδιωτῶν τινων γeγeνήμeνους τοῖς τe παισὶν αὐτῶν καὶ τοῖς ἐκγόνοις, ἔιγe τινὲς πeριῆσαν, ἐπισκeυάσαι ἑκέλeυσe, τοὺς δὲ λοιποὺς αὐτὸς ἀνeκτήσατο. 1
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01 Dec 2014
TL;DR: The authors identify the Punic Mediterranean by examining how concepts of identity might have been understood in antiquity, using coins as a starting point, as one of many elements expressing the character of a culture.
Abstract: ‘Identifying the Punic Mediterranean’ is not a simple task. It becomes even more complex when investigating how concepts of identity might have been understood in antiquity. Coins, however, provide a useful starting point, as one of many elements expressing the character of a culture. They provide information on the weights and measures used, and on technical and artistic skills. Legends and images reflect ways of thought and, more particularly, of transmitting messages. The modern tendency is to approach Punic (that is western Phoenician) coinages by comparison with contemporary Greek coinages, and as a result Punic coins are sometimes considered clumsy and uninformative. They seem surprisingly silent, and are often without legends, with types frozen for long periods. But this is a partisan approach: looking beyond the masterpieces of Classical Greek and Hellenistic coinage, there are many clumsy images in Greek coinage, and the ubiquitous Punic horse is
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01 Feb 2005
TL;DR: A general overview of the study of the Celts in the Iberian Peninsula is offered from a critical perspective in this article, where the authors present a brief history of research and the state of research on ancient written sources, linguistics, epigraphy and archaeological data.
Abstract: A general overview of the study of the Celts in the Iberian Peninsula is offered from a critical perspective. First, we present a brief history of research and the state of research on ancient written sources, linguistics, epigraphy and archaeological data. Second, we present a different hypothesis for the "Celtic" genesis in Iberia by applying a multidisciplinary approach to the topic. Finally, on the one hand an analysis of the main archaeological groups (Celtiberian, Vetton, Vaccean, the Castro Culture of the northwest, Asturian-Cantabrian and Celtic of the southwest) is presented, while on the other hand we propose a new vision of the Celts in Iberia, rethinking the meaning of "Celtic" from a European perspective.
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01 Nov 2007
TL;DR: In the early Roman empire, a large increase in the volume of goods being distributed within the Roman empire has been studied by as mentioned in this paper, showing that the institutional structures that supported distribution were adequate money supply supporting all levels of transactions, and the development of gold coinage and various forms of paper transactions.
Abstract: The mobilization and distribution of resources, human and material, was the key to Roman power. The surplus production of an individual peasant household was small; the aggregate demand of the ancient peasantry was considerable. The key question is how far distribution under the empire differed in volume and nature. Archaeology has provided striking and conclusive evidence for a dramatic increase in the volume of goods being distributed within the Roman empire. Goods were distributed through the Roman empire by a variety of means, determined to a great extent by the identity of the ultimate consumer and by the nature of the goods and by the identity of the original producer. The institutional structures that supported distribution were adequate money supply supporting all levels of transactions, and the development of gold coinage and various forms of paper transactions. For the most part, the dynamics of distribution in the early Roman empire followed patterns which had become established under the Republic.
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28 Dec 2010
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the importance of these cultural elements for the development of the ancient Aegean region is mistaken and propose a specific scenario to explain the likelihood of an indigenous development of cultural elements.
Abstract: It is commonly accepted nowadays that ancient Aegean culture included many elements
that were not indigenous. But scholars still question the importance of these for the
development of the region. I contend that such scepticism is mistaken. Ideas about the
ancient Aegean’s cultural independence are founded in the history of research in this
field, and could be countered by more detailed studies of specific cultural elements. The
following issues should be addressed: the likelihood of an indigenous development of
elements; reasons for transmission and the process of embedment; the process of
transmission.
These issues I discuss in the introduction. Next, a case study follows on the
connection between the appearances of the ‘Kingship in Heaven’-theme in the Hittite
Song of Going Forth (‘Song of Kumarbi’) and the Hesiodic Theogony. I explain these
by proposing a specific scenario.
An analysis of the song shows that it focused on the storm-god more than is
commonly assumed. Subsequently, the variant of the theme in the Theogony and its
similarities with that of the song are described. Various elements of the theme that
appear similarly in the Theogony and the song probably originated outside the Aegean.
Their inclusion together implies that the composer of the Theogony knew of a version of
the entire song. I suggest that he intended to create a pan-Hellenic genealogical system,
and considered this text particularly fit as a framework to structure his poem with.
The song was Hurrian originally, and probably connected to kingship
legitimisation. This was also its use in the Hittite and Neo-Hittite kingdoms. Intra-
Anatolian interaction from ca. 1200-650 BCE is surveyed. The Phrygians probably
adopted the song from the Neo-Hittites, perhaps again in the context of kingship rituals.
After 750 BCE, the song reached the Aegean, where, soon afterwards, it was used for
the Theogony.
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TL;DR: Bourdieu as mentioned in this paper develops a theory of practice which is simultaneously a critique of the methods and postures of social science and a general account of how human action should be understood.
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TL;DR: Sian Jones as mentioned in this paper argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation, and presents a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences.
Abstract: The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology. Indigenous and nationalist claims to territory, often rely on reconstructions of the past based on the traditional identification of 'cultures' from archaeological remains. Sian Jones responds to the need for a reassessment of the ways in which social groups are identified in the archaeological record, with a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories of ethnicity in the human sciences. In doing so, she argues for a fundamentally different view of ethnicity, as a complex dynamic form of identification, requiring radical changes in archaeological analysis and interpretation.
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