Greeks and BarbariansThis book is an ambitious synthesis of the social, economic, political and cultural interactions between Greeks and non-Greeks in the Mediterranean world during the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods. Instead of traditional and static distinctions between Greeks and Others, Professor Vlassopoulos explores the diversity of interactions between Greeks and non-Greeks in four parallel but interconnected worlds: the world of networks, the world of apoikiai ('colonies'), the Panhellenic world and the world of empires. These diverse interactions set into motion processes of globalisation; but the emergence of a shared material and cultural koine across the Mediterranean was accompanied by the diverse ways in which Greek and non-Greek cultures adopted and adapted elements of this global koine. The book explores the paradoxical role of Greek culture in the processes of ancient globalisation, as well as the peculiar way in which Greek culture was shaped by its interaction with non-Greek cultures. |
Contents
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The Panhellenic world and the world of empires 34 | 34 |
The world of networks and the world of apoikiai 78 | 78 |
Intercultural communication 129 | 129 |
The Barbarian repertoire in Greek culture 161 | 161 |
Globalisation and glocalisation 226 | 226 |
The Hellenistic world 278 | 278 |
Conclusions 321 | 321 |
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