Ways of Being Roman Format: Paperback

This book examines the question of identity in the Roman provinces of the western empire. It takes an innovative approach in looking at the wider discourses or ideologies through which an individual sense of self was learnt and expressed. This wide-ranging survey considers ethnic identity, status, gender and age. Rather than constructing a paradigm of the ‘ideal’ of any specific aspect of personal identity, it looks at some of the wider cultural ideas which were drawn upon in differentiating groups of people and the variability within this. It focusses on the daily and mundane practices of everyday life through which identities were internalized and communicated.Table of ContentsList of figures and tablesAcknowledgementsPreface 1. Identity in Roman archaeology2. Ideas of Roman ethnicity3. A poly-ethnic empire4. A new provincial elite5. Looking for the non-elite6. Gendering the provinces7. Age and ageing8. ConclusionsReferences