The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe. by Peter S. Wells

The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe.



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The Barbarians Speak: How the Conquered Peoples Shaped Roman Europe. Peter S. Wells
Language: English
Page: 352
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0691089787, 9780691089782
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Traditionally, the indigenous peoples of temperate Europe with whom the Romans came in contactAthat is, the Celts and the GermansAhave been considered barbarians. Classical accounts of these peoples by Julius Caesar, Tacitus, and other Greek and Roman writers presented these nonliterate peoples as inhabitants of a primitive environment lacking the complexities of the Mediterranean world. Wells (anthropology, Univ. of Minnesota; Rural Economy in the Early Iron Age) draws upon current research to challenge this view. For the general reader, he presents research that has been until now largely the preserve of specialists,, revealing that the Celts and the Germans had a more complex material and social culture than previously believed. They were developing cities, for instance, and minting coins, suggesting the presence of a money economy before Roman expansion into the area. This will appeal to students and lay readers with an interest in European history; recommended for academic and larger public libraries.ARobert James Andrews, Duluth P.L., MN
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Review


The Barbarians Speak is a book of deep scholarship and high quality. It will bring profitable reading to those interested in the ancient world, and it will prove illuminating to those interested in the complex processes of empires in general. -- Arthur M. Eckstein, International History Review


[Wells's] clear prose, excellent illustrations, and numerous maps will give his readers a nuanced picture of the Roman frontiers and the peoples who lived there. And all of this is done without falling back on either Tacitus's or Rousseau's 'no savage,' no mean feat. Wells's barbarians are refreshingly matter of fact. -- Steven Muhlberger, American Historical Review

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