Greek Paideia and Local Tradition in the Graeco-Roman East

edited by J.L. Garcia Alonso, L.A. Guichard Romero and M.-P. de Hoz

Book cover: Greek Paideia and Local Tradition in the Graeco-Roman East

Extent: 292 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Classical Studies

Series: Colloquia Antiqua

Series volume number: 29

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2020)

ISBN: 9789042940048

Price: $109.00

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(July 2020)

ISBN: 9789042940055

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In the ancient Graeco-Roman East different types of interaction between Greek and local cultures took place. The present book investigates them from different viewpoints in their different manifestations (education, language, literature, etc.), and in different geographical areas: Egypt, Syria, Pontus Cappadocia, Propontis, Bithynia, Phrygia, Pisidia or the whole of Asia Minor. Did the Greek paideia intermingle with local traditions in the education of the local ruling classes? Did that have an impact on their prestige? Did this affect social classes? What were the extent and consequences of the linguistic contact between Greek and the local languages? Where there phenomena of Greek-local cultural translations or adaptations? What was the degree of penetration of the Greek literary models or topoi? How was the interaction of Greek paideia and the ancestral (local or regional) religions? What was the role of the Greek paideia as a signpost of identity? How did Greek and Latin coexist in this context? To answer such questions, the different papers in the current volume study each of them from a particular point of view, paying attention to the evidence available.

  • Edited by M-P de Hoz
  • Edited by JL Garcia Alonso
  • Edited by LA Guichard Romero

"Greek Paideia and the Local Tradition in the Graeco-Roman East represents an important collection of studies whose value will appeal to those working on the specific issues or texts addressed by each chapter." --LaBuff, Jeremy, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2021.06.05