The Fabric of Hellenism

The Fabric of Hellenism

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Explores the cultural and civic identity of the Imperial Greek city, examining what it meant to be ‘Greek’ in the Roman Empire.

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The Fabric of Hellenism by Ewen Bowie

This authoritative series of essays brings together a group of eminent scholars engaged with Imperial Greece in the first work of its kind to address the art-history, archaeology, numismatics and prose literature of Imperial Greek cities in one volume, covering the period from pre-Imperial Hellenistic developments to the late third century CE. The book provides a wide coverage and is organised into thematic sections including: the overall context of Greek cities in the Roman Empire and their Hellenistic roots; festival culture; prominent figures who shaped Hellenic identity; some key prose-writers of the period; Hellenism in action in the Roman Empire; and further perspectives on Hellenic culture outside the learned mainstreams.
Ewen Bowie was Leventis Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh in 2023, and E. P. Warren Praelector in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Oxford from 1965 to 2007. Calum Maciver is a Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Edinburgh
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ISBN 13 9781399552455
Title The Fabric of Hellenism
Author Ewen Bowie
Series Edinburgh Leventis Studies
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Binding Type Hardback
Year published 2026-03-31
Number of pages 712
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