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Cover -- Series -- The Politics Of Identity In Greek Sicily And Southern Italy -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List Of Figures -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Scope Of Research -- Theorizing Identity -- A Typology Of Identities -- Seeking Identities In Antiquity -- 2. Becoming Achaean In Italy -- The First Achaeans -- Croton: Athletes And Heroes -- Metapontion: Insiders And Outsiders -- Conclusion -- 3. Syracusan Tyranny And Identity Politics -- The Tyrant's House And Syracusan Identities -- Greeks And Barbarians -- Responses To Tyranny Conclusion -- 4. Ruling Grain-rich Sicily -- Myth And Cult -- Sicilian Politics -- Conclusion -- 5. Shifting Identities In Thucydides's Sicily -- Kinship Diplomacy -- Camarina's Polis Identity -- Rhetoric And Identity -- Conclusion -- 6. Continuity And Change In The Third Century -- Greeks And Barbarians In Southern Italy -- Being Syracusan In The Third Century -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Mark R. Thatcher. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.