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.
Author(s): Martin Hallmannsecker
Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World
Edition: New
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 348
City: Cambridge
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
1.1 Historical Overview
1.2 Ionia in the Roman Period
1.3 Provincial Identities
Chapter 2 The Ionian Koinon
2.1 The Ionian Koinon before the Imperial Period
2.2 The Ionian Koinon in the Imperial Period
2.3 Excursus: Ionianness and the Panhellenion
Chapter 3 Cults and Myths
3.1 Ionian Cults
3.2 Ionian Myths
Chapter 4 Times and Names
4.1 The Construction of Time
4.2 The Construction of Names
Chapter 5 The Ionic Dialect
5.1 Ionic in the Roman Period
5.2 The Use of Other Dialects in Inscriptions of the Roman Period
5.3 The So-Called Pseudo-Ionic Literature
Chapter 6 Ionianness outside Ionia
6.1 Cultural Identities in the Black Sea Region
6.2 The Ionians of Pisidia and Phrygia
Concluding Remarks
Appendix: Evidence for Officials of the Ionian Koinon in the Roman Period
Maps
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
General Index
