Ireland and the Classical World

by Philip Freeman

Book Overview

On the boundary of what the ancient Greeks and Romans considered the habitable world, Ireland was a land of myth and mystery in classical times. Classical authors frequently portrayed its people as savages-even as cannibals and devotees of incest-and evinced occasional uncertainty as to the island's shape, size, and actual location. Unlike neighboring Britain, Ireland never knew Roman occupation, yet literary and archaeological evidence prove that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292718756
• ISBN13: 9780292718753
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"