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From Barbarians to New Men: Greek, Roman, and Modern Perceptions of Peoples from the Central Apennines

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From Barbarians to New Men: Greek, Roman, and Modern Perceptions of Peoples from the Central Apennines - Dench, Emma
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The Central Appennine peoples, alternatively represented as decadent and dangerous barbarians or as personifications of manly wisdom and virtue, were important figures in Greek and Roman ideology. This unique study considers the ways in which these perceptions developed--reflecting both the shifting needs of Greek and Roman societies and the character of interaction between the various cultures of ancient Italy--to illuminate the development of a specifically Roman identity through the creation of an ideology of ...

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From Barbarians to New Men: Greek, Roman, and Modern Perceptions of Peoples from the Central Apennines 1995, Clarendon Press, Oxford, England

ISBN-13: 9780198150213

Hardcover