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Title: Tales of the Barbarians

Subtitle: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West

Author: Greg Woolf

Narrator: Darren Stephens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, Ancient

Publisher's Summary:

Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material.

Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West.

Explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts.

Offers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light.

Members Reviews:

I can't speak to the content of this book as ...

I can't speak to the content of this book as it is a Christmas gift for my son who requested it, but I CAN say that I was completely shocked to see the size of this paperback book for which I paid $32.95. I would NEVER expect to pay so much for a paperback book of this size/page count.