Literature and Culture in the Roman Empire, 96-235: Cross-Cultural Interactions

This book explores new ways of analyzing interactions between different linguistic, cultural, and religious communities across the Roman Empire from the reign of Nerva to the Severans (96–235 CE). It looks beyond the Greco-Roman binary and moves beyond traditional approaches to intertextuality in its study of the circulation of knowledge across languages and cultures. The sixteen chapters explore shared ideas about aspects of imperial experience, as well as the movement of ideas about history, exempla, documents, and marvels. It offers a new and expansive vision of cross-cultural interaction in the Roman world, shedding light on connections that have gone previously unnoticed among the subcultures of a vast and evolving Empire.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 425 pages
Publication date: 06 April 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

This comprehensive book delves into innovative approaches to analyzing the complex interactions between diverse linguistic, cultural, and religious communities throughout the Roman Empire, spanning from the reign of Nerva to the Severans (96–235 CE). By bringing together renowned scholars in classics with experts in the history of Judaism, Christianity, and the Near East, the book goes beyond the traditional Greco-Roman binary that has dominated many studies of this period. It also pushes the boundaries of traditional intertextuality by exploring the intricate circulation of knowledge across languages and cultures. Comprising sixteen chapters, the book explores shared notions about various aspects of imperial life, including law, patronage, architecture, the army, and historical ideas. As the second volume in the Literary Interactions series, this book offers a fresh and expansive perspective on cross-cultural interaction in the Roman world, unveiling previously unnoticed connections among the diverse subcultures of a vast and ever-evolving empire.

ISBN-13: 9781108713719