{"product_id":"ireland-and-the-classical-world-paperback-softback-9780292718753","title":"Ireland and the Classical World (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292718753","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIreland and the Classical World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Freeman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292718753\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e166 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eIuverna\u003c\/i\u003e was more than simply terra incognita in classical antiquity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. The Archaeology of Roman Material in Ireland \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pre-Roman Material \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e First-Century Material \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Second-Century Material \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Third-Century Material \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fourth- and Early-Fifth-Century Material \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Language: The Influence Of Latin In Pre-Patrician Ireland \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Latin Loan-Words in Early Irish \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Ogam Alphabet and the Latin Grammatical Tradition \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Ancient Authors \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rufius Festus Avienus \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e Sources for \u003ci\u003eOra maritima \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Hellenistic Geographers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Diodorus Siculus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Julius Caesar \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Strabo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Isidorus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pomponius Mela \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pliny the Elder \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pseudo-Aristotle \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tacitus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Juvenal \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dionysius Periegetes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ptolemy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Apuleius \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Herodian \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Solinus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Unattributed Works \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003ePanegyric on Constantius Caesar \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Maritime Itinerary of Antonius Augustus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003ePanegyric on Constantine Augustus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eNomina provinciarum omnium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrphic Argonautica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pacatus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ammianus Marcellinus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Unattributed Work \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistoria Augusta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pseudo-Hegesippus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jerome \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Prudentius \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Symmachus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Servius \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Claudian \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Marcianus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stobaeus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Orosius \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pseudo-Agathemerus \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stephanus of Byzantium \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix One: The Greek Alphabet \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix Two: Classical References to Ireland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix Three: The Names of Ireland \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e References \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670775361816,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ireland-and-the-classical-world-paperback-softback-9780292718753","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}