Ways of Being Roman

A monograph with such a wide-ranging geographical and temporal scope, and one which presents this material with keen attention to theory ... The book will also be useful for undergraduate and graduate courses about the Roman world. The writing style is accessible and jargon-free. The substantial overlap in archaeological, epigraphic, and historical material will provide reading for fruitful cross-disciplinary discussions. Most importantly, Revell’s notion of identity grounded practice will help push the tired discussion of identity towards more innovative research about lived experience and community formation in the Roman world. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
Louise Revell has produced a lean, highly intelligent and carefully thought through discussion of an enormous subject […] this book is considerably more significant than its lean proportions might suggest, and it deserves to be read well beyond the world of professional Roman archaeology - not least by historians and students. * Ancient West & East *
[Revell]’s command of the theory is to be commended, as is her ability to introduce the middle range between the latter and the data. On this basis alone, the book should be required reading for those interested in the culture of the Western provinces. * Journal of Roman Studies *
This book constitutes a valuable overview of current identity studies as applied to the western Roman provinces… It is likely to prove enormously useful to researchers, especially undergraduate students and anyone trying to gain an initial insight into this complex and fast-growing field. * Antiquaries Journal *