Through a detailed study of Roman Ionia, this book offers insight into the perceptions and constructions of collective cultural identities in the ancient world. It will benefit scholars and students interested in the issues of regional identities and the cultural history of Ancient Greece overall.

Martin Hallmannsecker obtained a doctorate in ancient history at the University of Oxford and works now as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Vienna with a specialisation in Greek epigraphy and Roman Asia Minor.

Introduction; 1. Mental geographies; 2. The Ionian Koinon; 3. Cults and myths; 4. Times and names; 5. The Ionic dialect; 6. Ionianness outside Ionia; Concluding remarks.