03961nam 2200709 a 450 991080614560332120230607214447.00-292-79827-X10.7560/725188(CKB)111090425016206(OCoLC)568479054(CaPaEBR)ebrary10190645(SSID)ssj0000183739(PQKBManifestationID)11169914(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183739(PQKBWorkID)10195533(PQKB)11175494(MiAaPQ)EBC3443063(MdBmJHUP)muse1926(Au-PeEL)EBL3443063(CaPaEBR)ebr10190645(DE-B1597)587746(DE-B1597)9780292798274(EXLCZ)9911109042501620620000228d2001 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIreland and the classical world[electronic resource] /Philip Freeman1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20011 online resource (167 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-72518-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-140) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Archaeology of Roman Material in Ireland -- Chapter 2 Language -- Chapter 3 Ancient Authors -- Appedix ONEThe Greek Alphabet -- Appedisc TWO Classical References to Ireland -- Appedix THREE The Names of Ireland -- References -- IndexOn 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.Civilization, ClassicalIrish languageForeign elementsLatinLatin languageInfluence on IrishRomansIrelandGreeceRelationsIrelandIrelandAntiquities, RomanIrelandHistoryTo 1172SourcesIrelandRelationsGreeceIrelandRelationsRomeRomeRelationsIrelandCivilization, Classical.Irish languageForeign elementsLatin.Latin languageInfluence on Irish.Romans303.48/23615038Freeman Philip1961-1222769MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910806145603321Ireland and the classical world4092370UNINA