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Legendary Rivals: Collegiality and Ambition in the Tales of Early Rome
Language: en
Pages: 284
Authors: Jaclyn Neel
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-10-23 - Publisher: BRILL

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In Legendary Rivals Jaclyn Neel argues for a new interpretation of the foundation myths of Rome. Instead of a negative portrayal of the city’s early history,
Early Rome
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Jaclyn Neel
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-03 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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The scholarly community has become increasingly aware of the differences between Roman myths and the more familiar myths of Greece. Early Rome: Myth and Society
Myth and History in the Historiography of Early Rome
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors:
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-01-16 - Publisher: BRILL

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This volume studies the marvellous stories of early Rome transmitted by ancient historians, to explore the porous boundaries and the hybrid borrowings between m
Time in Ancient Stories of Origin
Language: en
Pages: 291
Authors: Anke Walter
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-29 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Greek and Roman stories of origin, or aetia, provide a fascinating window onto ancient conceptions of time. Aetia pervade ancient literature at all its stages,
Roman Legends Brought to Life
Language: en
Pages: 288
Authors: Robert Garland
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-09-15 - Publisher: Pen and Sword History

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The legends of early Rome are among the most memorable of any in the world. They are also highly instructive. They taught generations of Romans about duty and o