I am happy to announce that Marking the North. The Greek Tradition and its Influence in the Roman Period, edited by Antti Lampinen, has just been published. The volume appears in the series Papers and Monographs of the Finnish Institute at Athens (PMFIA).
The origins of the volume lie in the international workshop Markers of Northernness in Greek Ethnography and Geography, that was held on 10–11 December 2022 at the Finnish Institute at Athens. I am happy to along, with my contribution on the gigantomachia imagery in Late Antiquity. As you can see from the blog start image above, the volume cover is the coolest cover ever, by Karin Eremia.
The impressive contents of the volume:
Antti Lampinen Introduction: Marking the North in the Greek Tradition
Serena Bianchetti The Insular North: A Long-Unknown Reality
Despoina Tsiafaki Recognising Thracians: Tattoos as an Ethnic Marker
Antti Lampinen Polyphemus, Galatea, Herakles: Myths of Origin for Northerners
Joanna Porucznik Northern Women in Greek and Roman Thought
Ekaterina Ilyushechkina A Scythian Mirage in the Collectanea of Gaius Iulius Solinus
Maia Kotrosits From Herodotus to Heresy: Scythians in Long Historical Perspective
Antti Lampinen The Formation of the Greek Image of ‘Northern’ Religions: A Diachronic Account
Julian Gieseke On either Side of the Wall: The Dynamic Image of the British Isles from Caesar to the Arrival of the Anglo- Saxons
Maijastina Kahlos From Gigantomachia to Mission Possible: Late Roman Visions of Northern Barbarians
Cédrik Michel Broadcasting Imperial Policy about the Goths: Theodosius’ Torque-Wearing Bodyguards.
