Strange people

Title: Strange People

Writer: Fik Meijer

Binding: Paperback

EAN: 9789025364076

Condition: Good

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Description:
Strange People begins with the elite society of the Homeric heroes and ends in late Roman antiquity. Fik Meijer describes how the Greeks measured people they knew from a distance against their own standards and values. Spartan and Athenian citizens discriminated against outsiders and slaves in a way that was not to be sneered at.
After the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great, the Greeks were confronted with the foreign peoples about whom their ancestors had always spoken disparagingly. Tensions were inevitable. Fik Meijer outlines the difficult integration of the Greek-Macedonian elite and the indigenous populations.
The Romans also considered themselves superior and oppressed their subjects. Gradually the sharp edges were worn off and Rome became a melting pot. Foreigners adapted, but the native Romans continued to resist.
The problems that the Christians caused the Romans are also discussed in detail. It seems that they did not know what to do with this young religion. A ruthless power struggle was the result, with an outcome that had far-reaching consequences for the Roman Empire...