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Romanization in the Time of Augustus (Paperback)
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Romanization in the Time of Augustus (Paperback)
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During the lifetime of Augustus (from 63 B.C. to A.D. 14), Roman
civilization spread at a remarkable rate throughout the ancient
world, influencing such areas as art and architecture, religion,
law, local speech, city design, clothing, and leisure and family
activities. In this vivid book, Ramsay MacMullen investigates why
the adoption of Roman ways was so prevalent during this period.
Drawing largely on archaeological sources, MacMullen discovers that
during this period more than half a million Roman veterans were
resettled in colonies overseas, and an additional hundred or more
urban centers in the provinces took on normal Italian-Roman town
constitutions. Great sums of expendable wealth came into the hands
of ambitious Roman and local notables, some of which was spent in
establishing and advertising Roman ways. MacMullen argues that
acculturation of the ancient world was due not to cultural
imperialism on the part of the conquerors but to eagerness of
imitation among the conquered, and that the Romans were able to
respond with surprisingly effective techniques of mass production
and standardization.
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