Myth and history in the historiography of early Rome / / edited by Tim Cornell, Nicolas Meunier and Daniele Miano.
The histories of early Rome written in antiquity by the likes of Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus include many sensational stories, from the she-wolf suckling the twins to the miraculous conception of Servius Tullius and the epiphany of the Dioscuri at Lake Regillus. Even the more sober parts of...
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| Superior document: | Historiography of Rome and Its Empire ; 17 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2023. © 2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Historiography of Rome and Its Empire ;
17. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (258 pages) |
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| Summary: | The histories of early Rome written in antiquity by the likes of Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus include many sensational stories, from the she-wolf suckling the twins to the miraculous conception of Servius Tullius and the epiphany of the Dioscuri at Lake Regillus. Even the more sober parts of the narrative are of dubious historicity, and certainly include a good deal of rhetorical invention, aetiologies and folktales. The essays composing this volume attempt to analyse these stories to explore the porous boundaries and the hybrid borrowings between myth, history and historiography, and the limits of historical knowledge. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004534504 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Tim Cornell, Nicolas Meunier and Daniele Miano. |