Between Geography and History

Hellenistic Constructions of the Roman World

By:

Katherine Clarke

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Series:

Oxford Classical Monographs

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The late Hellenistic period witnessed the rise of an imperial power whose dominion extended across almost the whole known world. The Roman empire radically affected geographical conceptions, evoking new ways of describing the earth and of constructing its history. Katherine Clarke explores the writings of three literary figures of the age - the History of Polybius, two fragmentary works of Posidonius, and the universal Geography of Strabo. Analysis in terms of the philosophical concepts of time and space reveals the generic fluidity of such `geographical' and `historical' works. Furthermore, these broadly conceived accounts are shown to be appropriate literary media for the response to Roman power. They use, but transform, pre-existing Greek traditions in order to describe the new world of Rome, making them fitting products of a transitional age. This book provides a new approach to Roman imperialism by considering its impact on historiography and geographical thought.

Release date NZ

September 27th, 2001

Author

Katherine Clarke

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

420

Series

Oxford Classical Monographs

Dimensions

136x213x23

ISBN-13

9780199248261

Product ID

2830716

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