Greece and the Augustan cultural revolution / A.J.S. Spawforth.

"This book examines the impact of the Roman cultural revolution under Augustus on the Roman province of Greece. It argues that the transformation of Roman Greece into a classicizing 'museum' was a specific response of the provincial Greek elites to the cultural politics of the Roman i...

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Superior document:Greek culture in the Roman world
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Greek culture in the Roman world.
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Physical Description:viii, 319 p. :; ill.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Greece and the Augustan age; 2. Athenian eloquence and Spartan arms; 3. The noblest actions of the Greeks; 4. The gifts of the gods; 5. Constructed beauty; 6. Hadrian and the legacy of Augustus; Conclusion.