Frontier and Society in Roman North Africa

Name: Frontier and Society in Roman North Africa
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ISBN: 9780198152354

ISBN-10: 0198152353

ISBN-13: 9780198152354

Edition: 1998

Authors: David Cherry

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This book seeks to define the cultural, social, and economic consequences of the Roman occupation of North Africa (c.50 BC-AD 250), mainly in the semi-arid frontier-zone of what is today Algeria. It also offers a fresh look at the development and purpose of the north African frontier-system. Through detailed examination of the region's archaeological and epigraphic record, including the marriage-patterns recorded on its surviving, funerary inscriptions, Professor Cherry demonstrates that there was probably little acculturation in the north African frontier-zone. The Roman army, long considered to be a powerful instrument of Romanization and a bridge to the indigenous societies of the…

Book details

List price: $285.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/31/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 308
Size: 5.67" wide x 8.86" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface


Abbreviations



Pre-Roman Algeria



The Roman Frontier-Zone



Measuring Romanization



Husbands and Wives in the Frontier-Zone



Consequences of the Roman Occupation



Conclusion: The Limits of Acculturation



Marriage-Epitaphs of the Frontier-Zone (c. 50 BC-AD 250)



Marriage-Epitaphs of Thubursicu Numidarum (c.50 BC-AD 250)



Marriage-Epitaphs that Record Roman (ized) Wives and Husbands


Appendix Dated Epitaphs of the Frontier-Zone


Bibliography of Modern Works Cited in the Notes


Index of Passages


Index of Proper Names


Index of Subjects