Title Ireland and the classical world / Philip Freeman

Edition 1st ed Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 148 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents The Archaeology of Roman Material in Ireland -- Language: The Influence of Latin in Pre-Patrician Ireland -- Ancient Authors -- Appendix One: The Greek Alphabet -- Appendix Two: Classical References to Ireland -- Appendix Three: The Names of Ireland Summary "On the boundary of what the ancient Greeks and Romans considered the habitable world, Ireland was a land of myth and mystery in classical times. Classical authors frequently portrayed its people as savages - even as cannibals and devotees of incest - and evinced occasional uncertainty as to the island's shape, size, and actual location. Unlike neighboring Britain, Ireland never knew Roman occupation, yet literary and archaeological evidence prove that Iuverna was more than simply terra incognita in classical antiquity." "In this book, Philip Freeman explores the relations between ancient Ireland and the classical world through a comprehensive survey of all Greek and Latin literary sources that mention Ireland. He analyzes passages (given in both the original language and English) from over thirty authors, including Julius Caesar, Strabo, Tacitus, Ptolemy, and St. Jerome. To amplify the literary sources, he also briefly reviews the archaeological and linguistic evidence for contact between Ireland and the Mediterranean world." "Freeman's analysis of all these sources reveals that Ireland was known to the Greeks and Romans for hundreds of years and that Mediterranean goods and even travelers found their way to Ireland, while the Irish at least occasionally visited, traded, and raided in Roman lands. Everyone interested in ancient Irish history or Classics, whether scholar or enthusiast, will learn much from this pioneering book."--Jacket Analysis Electronic books Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-140) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Civilization, Classical. Irish language -- Foreign elements -- Latin. Latin language -- Influence on Irish. Romans -- Ireland POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Globalization. HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. Latin language -- Influence on Irish Irish language -- Foreign elements -- Latin Civilization, Classical Classical antiquities International relations Romans Antike Irlandbild Sprache Literatur Gaelic (Iers) Klassieke oudheid. Invloed. 15.52 Roman Empire. Irish language -- Foreign elements -- Latin. Latin language -- Influence on foreign languages. Romans -- Ireland -- History. Civilization, Classical. SUBJECT Greece -- Relations -- Ireland Ireland -- Antiquities, Roman Ireland -- History -- To 1172 -- Sources Ireland -- Relations -- Greece Ireland -- Relations -- Rome Rome -- Relations -- Ireland Subject Greece Ireland Rome (Empire) Griechenland Altertum Römisches Reich Griechisch. Latein. Irland (Motiv) Altirisch. Greece -- Relations -- Ireland. Ireland -- History -- To 1172 -- Sources. Ireland -- Relations -- Greece. Ireland -- Antiquities, Roman. Ireland -- Relations -- Rome. Rome -- Relations -- Ireland. Genre/Form History Sources Online-Publikation. Form Electronic book LC no. 00027762 ISBN 029279827X 9780292798274

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