Rome, the Greek World, and the East: Volume 3: The Greek World, the Jews, and the East

by Fergus Millar

Overview

This volume completes the three-volume collection of Fergus Millar's essays, which, together with his books, transformed the study of the Roman Empire by shifting the focus of inquiry onto the broader Mediterranean world and beyond. The eighteen essays presented here include Millar's classic contributions to our understanding of the impact of Rome on the peoples, cultures, and religions of the eastern Mediterranean, and the extent to which Graeco-Roman culture acted as a vehicle for the self-expression of the indigenous cultures. In an epilogue written to conclude the collection, Millar argues for rethinking the focus of "ancient history" itself and for considering the Levant and the eastern Mediterranean from the first millennium B.C. to the Islamic conquests a valid scholarly framework and an appropriate educational syllabus for the study of antiquity. English translations of extended ancient passages in Greek, Latin, and Semitic languages in all the essays make Millar's most important articles accessible for the first time to specialists and nonspecialists alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807856932
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	10/02/2006
Series:	Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
Edition description:	1
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.23(d)

About the Author

Fergus Millar is Camden Professor of Ancient History at Oxford University.

What People are Saying About This

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[Millar's] principal suggestion is that we are now in a position to counterbalance the dominant role of traditional ancient history with its focus on the Western half of the Mediterranean world. The book as a whole shows that M[illar] has already embarked on the process of redrawing the map.—Ancient History



Stunning. . . . The product of a magnificent mind.—Bryn Mawr Classical Review



Those who have learned much from [Millar] will be delighted with this volume, and will find much to stimulate new avenues of exploration. . . . The book belongs in every library used by those studying the classical, Jewish and Christian sources and world.—Journal of Jewish Studies



What makes Fergus Millar a great historian? Two things: first, he has wide vision, the ability to discern forests and not just trees, to see the grand picture. Second, he has a command of the telling detail. He is an empiricist, at his best when collecting inscriptions and other material evidence; in his hands these scraps and fragments, both collectively and individually, reveal the workings of society and culture. This third volume is a worthy successor and partner to the two volumes of Millar's essays that have already appeared. The scholarly world should be grateful to have the collected articles of Fergus Millar.—Shaye J. D. Cohen, Harvard University

Editorial Reviews

"[Millar] explores this dauntingly broad topic with an admirable breadth of knowledge. . . . The collection allows a glimpse into what great academic careers are made of: seemingly insatiable intellectual curiosity and the courage to explore new avenues."
-"Arctos"

"Those who have learned much from [Millar] will be delighted with this volume, and will find much to stimulate new avenues of exploration. . . . The book belongs in every library used by those studying the classical, Jewish and Christian sources and world."
-- "Journal of Jewish Studies"

"[A] significant contribution to the sum of knowledge about the Roman empire. . . . It opens up the world of the Roman empire to those readers who do not have an ancient language background, yet desire to know more about the background and culture of Imperial Rome from a scholar who must be considered one of the most influential historians of our time."
-- "Bryn Mawr Classical Review"

This second volume in the three-volume series includes essays by Fergus Millar which explore the role of the emperor and the functions of the Roman Empire's treasury, courts, penal system, and equestrian civil service in the first three centuries A.D. Other essays deal with the Roman citizenry, paying particular attention to the cultural exchange between Rome and Greece.

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