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Foreword: Edges of the “Roman world”, imperialism and identities Vladimir D. Mihajlović & Marko A. Janković
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Introduction Richard Hingley
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Roman-barbarian interactions and the creation of Dutch national identity: The many faces of myth Sergio González Sánchez 5 The People’s protests: Accounts of resistance from Cassius Dio to Bashir-Al-Assad Lydia Langerwerf 19 The “Hellenization” process and the Balkan Iron Age archaeology Ivan Vranić
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Violent ethnicities: Gladiatorial spectacles and display of power Marko A. Janković 48 Religion and identity in the Roman Empire: Strategies of civic consolidation in the 2nd century AD Rocío Gordillo Hervás 61 Knowing your neighbour: Considering some social implications of layouts of Roman military bases Anna H. Walas 72 Vinum vires: Trier Black-Slipped wares and constructive drinking in Roman Britain Shaun Anthony Mudd 86 Indicating borders or defining sphere of influence? The Carthaginian position in the westerm Mediterranean in light of its treaties with Rome Andrzej Dudziński 105 Headhunting on the Roman frontier: (Dis)respect, mockery, magic and the head of Augustus from Meroe Uroš Matić 117 The Empire of friends and the house of the father: Celtic and Canaanite elite under Imperial rule Aaron Irvin 135