The image of Ireland and the Irish in the classical and late antique Roman sources
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Romans and Ireland
- Ireland: A wretched place to live
- The Roman Latin name for the island of Ireland: Hibernia
- The climate of Ireland
- Ancient accounts of the Irish
- The influence of a conception of remoteness as an indicator of savagery
- Strabo: Ireland is a place of savagery, cannibalism and incest
- Conclusion
- References
Abstract
classical Antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centred on the Mediterranean Sea, which begins roughly with the earliest recorded Greek poetry of Homer (7th century BC) and continues through the rise of Christianity and the fall of the Western roman Empire (5th century AD). The term late Antiquity suggests that the social and cultural priorities of classical Antiquity endured throughout Europe into the beginning of the middle Ages (700/800 AD).
A first impression of the history of geographical thought and the expansion of knowledge through conquest and exploration tends to focus attention on the Mediterranean world. As the island of ireland was never formally incorporated into the roman Empire, it remained free from roman influence and existed as a relatively isolated corner of Celtic culture.
A first impression of the history of geographical thought and the expansion of knowledge through conquest and exploration tends to focus attention on the Mediterranean world. As the island of ireland was never formally incorporated into the roman Empire, it remained free from roman influence and existed as a relatively isolated corner of Celtic culture.
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