Between Sahara and Sea: Africa in the Roman Empire challenges
orthodox views of the story of Africa under Roman domination. It
presents a new framework for understanding this and other
territories incorporated in the Roman empire. Based on decades of
research in North Africa, David Mattingly’s book is a cleverly
constructed and innovative account of the history and archaeology
of ancient North Africa (roughly equivalent to Morocco, Algeria,
Tunisia, and Libya) from the first century BCE to the third century
CE. He charts a new path towards a bottom-up understanding of North
African archaeology, exploring in turn the differing material
culture and experiences of the Roman communities of the military
and the urban and rural areas. Regional and societal differences
emerge as significant and of long duration in the fascinating story
of one of the most important sectors of the Roman empire. This
important book is the most comprehensive in English on Roman North
Africa. It is remarkably rich, with up-to-date references and a
host of new ideas and perspectives. Well written and illustrated,
with a plethora of maps, it will be required reading for anyone
interested in the subject. Rather than emphasizing the role of
external actors, as studies of “Roman Africa” have
traditionally done, Between Sahara and Sea focuses on local
contributions to the making of Africa in the Roman empire. The
author demonstrates that the multiple populations encountered by
Rome were not an indistinct bloc, but had different identities and
cultures.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
David J. Mattingly
|
Dimensions: |
254 x 178mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
744 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-13345-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-472-13345-4 |
Barcode: |
9780472133451 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!