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Globalization Avant la Lettre: Globalization and the History of the Roman Empire
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R. Bruce Hitchner
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June 27, 2008
The historiography of the Roman Empire overstates the "local" integrity of Roman and non-Roman culture, and de-emphasizes the interconnections and proto-global essence of imperial society. Revisiting these interconnections suggests that the Roman Empire was a precursor to modern-day globalization.
Keywords: globalization; Roman Empire
Published Online: 2008-6-27
©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
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