Social Memory and Identity in the Central Apennines under Augustus

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ID11794764
AuthorsStephen A Collins-Elliott (Department of Classics Florida State University 205A Dodd Hall, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1510, USA), S A Collins‐Elliott (0000-0002-5642-6903, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume63
Issue2
Pages194-213
Publication date2014-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistoria (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0073-2435 • E-ISSN: 0717-7194
PublisherFranz Steiner Verlag (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.25162/historia-2014-0011
OpenAlexW118577665
LanguageEN
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This essay addresses the topic of the oblivion of Samnite identity that transpired around the end of the first century BCE and beginning of the first century CE. By placing the discussion of the end of the Samnites within a context of memory and monuments, it can be shown that the dissolution of the Samnites as a nation was effected by different processes of forgetting, one active (in which new monumental landscapes were imposed over older ones) and one passive (in which older monuments were left to neglect). These processes are all the more striking because they occurred in the context of the Augustan period, when it is generally held that places and individuals of traditional or historical importance saw renewed attention. The oblivion of a living Samnite identity was necessary not only for the creation of a new Italian identity supported by the ideals of pax and concordia, but also for the successful incorporation into the imperial system of Samnite elites, who were ultimately responsible for the oblivion of their past

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Forgetting · Historical memory · Humanities · Identity (music · Neglect · Period (music · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Psychology

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