Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-289) and indexes.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
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.
Text of Note
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.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Roman provinces-- Administration.
Romans-- France.
Romains-- Gaule.
Villes antiques.
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Civilization-- Roman influences.
Cultuurverandering.
Romains-- Gaule.
Roman provinces-- Administration.
Roman provinces-- Administration.
Romans-- France.
Romans.
Romeinse oudheid.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Gaul, Civilization, Roman influences.
Rome, History, Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Gaule, Civilisation, Influence romaine.
Rome, Histoire, 30 av. J.-C.-284 (Empire)
Rome, Provinces, Administration.
Europe, Gaul.
France.
Gaul, Civilization, 58 B.C.-511 A.D, Roman influences.