Roman Ionia

Constructions of Cultural Identity in Western Asia Minor

Martin Hallmannsecker

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781009275613
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Ancient History
• Index: History

How did the cities of Ionia construct and express a distinct sense of Ionian identity under Roman rule? With the creation of the Roman province of Asia and the ever-growing incorporation of the Greeks into the Roman Empire, issues of identity gained new relevance and urgency for the Greek provincials. The Ionian cities are a special case as they, unlike many other cities in Asia Minor, were all old Greek poleis and could look back on a glorious tradition of great antiquity. Martin Hallmannsecker provides answers to this question using studies of the extant literary sources complemented with analyses of the rich epigraphic and numismatic material from the cities of Ionia. In doing so, he draws a more holistic and nuanced picture of the region and furthers understanding of Greek culture under the Roman Empire.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Maps
• List of Tables
• Acknowledgements
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Mental Geographies
• Chapter 2 The Ionian Koinon
• Chapter 3 Cults and Myths
• Chapter 4 Times and Names
• Chapter 5 The Ionic Dialect
• Chapter 6 Ionianness outside Ionia
• Concluding Remarks
• Appendix: Evidence for Officials of the Ionian Koinon in the Roman Period
• Maps
• Bibliography
• Index of Ancient Sources
• General Index