Global Romans

Peter van Dommelen

Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World - Department of Anthropology

The military expansion of the Roman Republic has long been regarded as the starting-point for profound cultural transformations around the West Mediterranean, as conquered indigenous societies were assumed to be ‘becoming Roman' as a result. In contrast with that traditional, profoundly hegemonic interpretation, this seminar will trace the longevity and influence of indigenous traditions -- particularly those of Gallia Narbonensis, the Hispaniae, Africa, and the major islands -- that began well before and extended far beyond the Roman conquests.

Timgad (Algeria): triumphal arch of Trajan

ARCH 2630 | M 3.00-5.30 | Rhode Island Hall 008 | fall 2018

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ARCH2630 Fall18 S01 Global Romans and Indigenous Persistence