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22 janvier 2019
- doi: 10.4000/books.ausonius.1211
- isbn: 9782910023973
- eisbn: 9782356132765
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Antiquité hégémonie civilisation hellénistique régionalisme monde grec région Antiquity Hellenistic civilization Hellenistic period regionalism hegemony Classics History HIS002010 HBLASujets proches
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David Potter, « The Identities of Lykia », Ausonius Éditions, ID : 10.4000/books.ausonius.1211
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The theme of this paper is the relationship between empire and ethnic identity. I will argue that the invention, or re-invention, of ethnic identities in the Hellenistic monarchies was a form of local response to external stimulus within the framework constructed on the basis of contemporary Greek culture. But the process of ethnic identification was far older. Imperial states must deal in conceptual collectives, and hence display a tendency towards encouraging subject peoples to establish ad...