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Burning Issues in Classics

This volume addresses various ways that we interact with, refashion and reuse aspects of ancient Greece and Rome. Its studies range from the political engagement of Italian fascists with ancient Rome, to the use of ancient Greece in video games. The chapters each take on a ‘burning issue’ of identity or ownership, that is, how we identify with ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as drawing (often troubling) elements of our identity from them. In addition, they address the question: which of us feel that we own the past? Does Classics belong to everyone, or has it been coopted by an elite few?

Author

Rhiannon Evans; Nicole Gammie

Publisher

La Trobe University

Year

2024

Source

Open Textbook Library

License

CC BY-NC-SA

Language

EN

Category

Basic Sciences