Discussing acculturation as an interpretative model: romanisation as a case-study

Abstract

The aim of this conference is to discuss how post-colonial approach can help us to rethink Roman identity and the theory of Romanization. The conference explores different theoretical models and focuses in two inter-related topics: first we shall discuss how acculturation model promoted a more homogenous and conservative understanding of the Roman past and then we shall argue how diference and otherness can be an important tool to propose a more heterogeneous approach to the Roman Empire.

Keywords

• Roman identity
• Romatization
• Acculturation.