u003ciu003eTales of the Barbariansu003c/iu003e traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. u003culu003e u003cliu003eInvestigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman Westu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eExplores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local expertsu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eOffers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new lightu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e