What is it about?
This article compares the processes of acculturation in the Roman and Muslim Empires. A first step is to seek inspiration from modern globalization theory. But, we need to move beyond this, to produce more historically contextualised interpretations. The quest for Universal Empire dominated Afro-Eurasian history between the Achaemenids and European Colonialism. This is our context and it helps to show how the spread of imperial culture was a product of the take over of power by provincial elites.
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Why is it important?
It highlights the significance of provincial power for the operation of empire
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This article is important because it shows the significance of world historical comparison for the rejuvenation of ancient history
Peter Fibiger Bang
University of Copenhagen
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This page is a summary of: Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit … Romanization and Islamication in the World History of Universal Power, December 2025, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004747494_019.
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