2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Romanization and Acculturation in the West
Project/Area Number |
11610389
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
History of Europe and America
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Research Institution | Toyohashi University of Technology |
Principal Investigator |
AIKYO Kunihiro Toyohashi University of Technology, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (70262970)
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Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2000
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Keywords | Rome / Celt / German / cult / acculturation |
Research Abstract |
What is 'Romanization'? It is important to investigate the process of infiltration of the roman culture that varies according to times and regions, laying stress on some cities of Gallia Cisalpina and Germania Inferior. Both areas have had a close affinity with each other as original lands of the celtic people. In particular, the latter played an important role as colonies of roman soldiers who derived from the northern Italy. Moreover these areas are regions in which we can see most clearly the roman acculturation of some native cultures. In the other hand, after the roman conquest, the former became a roman civil colony, the latter remained a roman province. Thus, it is my scope to clarify some aspects of development of roman cities under conditions partly same, partly different, in relation to the native cultures. In order to examine the process of romanization in these regions, it is essential to focus on the relation between native cults and romano-mediterranean religions. Especially, in northern Italy we have to pay attention to the pre-roman cult traditions. And in this case, we need to think separately the regions which the Celts conquered 4-3 c. B.C.and the places of residence of the Venetians and Raetians. Namely in this area we have to consider not only roman and celtic elements but also those of the native Italians. On the other hand, in Germania the object of my research is to represent some change of the cities of the lower Rhine. Because many of these cities were founded by the roman army, but around these areas we find influences of the native cultures. Thus comparing grade of romanization of the cities in both areas of which the legal and institutional conditions differ, I want to probe the influence of the roman culture and its limit.
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