Developing identities within Roman Iberia : hybridity, urbanism, and economics in southern Iberia in the second and first centuries BC
This thesis examines the development of identities within Iberia during the Roman conquest of the peninsula through the lens of cultural hybridism, urbanism and economic changes. The aim is to explore how local Iberian communities evolved culturally through centuries of pre-Roman contact, and how these interactions fuelled later adaptations to Roman rule. Iberian communities, within this context, did not simply âbecome Romanâ but many acculturation theories have struggled to create alternatives to the âRomanizationâ model successfully. While âRomanizationâ is clearly problematic, this thesis will challenge and adapt several acculturation models to explore the visibility of cultural hybridity within âRomanâ and Iberian communities, and alternatively suggest the emergence of a pan-Mediterranean cultural background. These theories will then be applied in four case studies of prominent cities in southern Iberia: Italica (Santiponce), Hispalis (Sevilla), Corduba (Cordoba), and Augusta Emerita (Merida). In each of these case studies the thesis will address aspects of acculturation seen in the urban and economic evidence at those sites. The conclusion of this thesis will indicate that, while further
Myers, Phillip James
D051 Ancient History
Developing identities within Roman Iberia : hybridity, urbanism, and economics in southern Iberia in the second and first centuries BC. This thesis examines the development of identities within Iberia during the Roman conquest of the peninsula through the lens of cultural hybridism, urbanism and economic changes. The aim is to explore how local Iberian communities evolved culturally through centuries of pre-Roman contact, and how these interactions fuelled later adaptations to Roman rule. Iberian communities, within this context, did not simply âbecome Romanâ but many acculturation theories have struggled to create alternatives to the âRomanizationâ model successfully. While âRomanizationâ is clearly problematic, this thesis will challenge and adapt several acculturation models to explore the visibility of cultural hybridity within âRomanâ and Iberian communities, and alternatively suggest the emergence of a pan-Mediterranean cultural background. These theories will then be applied in four case studies of prominent cities in southern Iberia: Italica (Santiponce), Hispalis (Sevilla), Corduba (Cordoba), and Augusta Emerita (Merida). In each of these case studies the thesis will address aspects of acculturation seen in the urban and economic evidence at those sites. The conclusion of this thesis will indicate that, while further
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