Identities in Roman Macedonia during the Early Imperial Period

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Published: Dec 1, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14232/suc.2020.1.141-160

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Sheanna Murray
La Sapienza University of Rome

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This paper focuses on the impact of the Roman presence in Macedonia on the collective identities of the local population from the beginning of Roman rule in the region in 167 BC until the early 3rd century AD. The societal changes taking place during the first three and a half centuries have been outlined using the available epigraphic, numismatic and onomastic evidence to analyse the evolving identities of the Macedonians and the new forms of expression of these identities. The approach taken in this paper is not one of Hellenisation or Romanisation but of acculturation, focussing on the identities of the Macedonian people that adapted and evolved in relation to the new political and cultural environment.

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Murray, S. (2020). Identities in Roman Macedonia during the Early Imperial Period. Sapiens Ubique Civis, 1, 141–160. https://doi.org/10.14232/suc.2020.1.141-160
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Vol. 1 (2020): Sapiens ubique civis I
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Sheanna Murray, La Sapienza University of Rome

Sheanna Murray completed her MA in the Ancient History and Classical Archaeology of Macedonia at the International Hellenic University (Greece) in 2017. Her thesis focussed on the relationship between the central government and the civic administration in Macedonia during the period of the monarchy. Currently she is a second-year doctoral student at the La Sapienza University of Rome and her dissertation explores the impact of Roman rule on several aspects of life in Thessaloniki during the early imperial period including social, religious and political and the consequent changes in local identities. Her research interests focus on the Roman presence in Macedonia, particularly the changes brought about by acculturation.