| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : 1 map |
| Contents |
1. The twins -- 2. The foundation -- 3. Romulus' government and his wars -- 4. The disappearance of the founder : Romulus 'cut into pieces' or his apotheosis -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. The ambiguous status of Tarpeia -- Appendix II. A wall at the foot of the Palatine Hill |
| Summary |
Augusto Fraschetti describes the legends surrounding the origins, foundation and early history of Rome, the significance the Romans attached to the legends of their origins, and the uses to which they put them. Between 1000 BC and 650 BC a cluster of small, isolated groups of thatched huts on the Roman hills became an extensive and complex city, its monumental buildings and large public spaces evidence of power and wealth. Two competing foundation legends accounted for this shift, one featuring the Trojan fugitive Aeneas and the other the wolf-reared Romulus and Remus. Both played a significant role in Roman thought and identity, preoccupying generations of Roman historians and providing an important theme in Roman poetry. In the last two centuries the foundation era of Rome has been the subject of extensive investigations by archaeologists. These have revealed much that was previously a mystery and have allowed the piecing together of a coherent account of the early history of the city. Professor Fraschetti considers this evidence and the degree to which it supports or undermines the legends, Roman documentary accounts, and the work of modern scholars. He reveals what now seems the most probable history of Rome's origins and rise to regional pre-eminence |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Romulus und Remus. swd |
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Archaeology and history -- Italy -- Rome
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Archaeology in literature.
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Rome
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Mythology, Roman.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Antiquities
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Archaeology and history
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Archaeology in literature
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Mythology, Roman
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Gründung
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Mythologie
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Ontstaansgeschiedenis.
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Mythen.
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Regions & Countries - Europe.
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History & Archaeology.
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Italy.
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Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115189
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Rome -- History -- To 476 A.D
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Italy -- Rome
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Rome (Empire)
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Rom.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Hill, Marian, 1951- translator.
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Windle, Kevin, 1947- translator.
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| LC no. |
2008425769 |
| ISBN |
9780748679676 |
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0748679677 |
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9780748651030 |
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0748651039 |
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9781474468275 |
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1474468276 |
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