The Roman Historical Tradition

Regal and Republican Rome

James H Richardson editor Federico Santangelo editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:31st Jul '14

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The study of Regal and Republican Rome presents a difficult and yet exciting challenge. The extant evidence, which for the most part is literary, is late, sparse, and difficult, and the value of it has long been a subject of intense and sometimes heated scholarly discussion. This volume provides students with an introduction to a range of important problems in the study of ancient Rome during the Regal and Republican periods in one accessible collection, bringing together a diverse range of influential papers. Of particular importance is the question of the value of the historiographical evidence (i.e. what the Romans themselves wrote about their past). By juxtaposing different and sometimes incompatible reactions to the evidence, the collection aims to challenge its readers and invite them to join the debate, and to assess the ancient evidence and modern interpretations of it for themselves.

the editors have done us a service in assembling and editing this collection, and I should recommend it to those wishing to familiarise or refamiliarise themselves with past and present trends and problems in the study of early Rome. * S. J. Northwood, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

ISBN: 9780199657841

Dimensions: 224mm x 145mm x 29mm

Weight: 594g

384 pages