The Foundation of Rome - Myth and History (Hardcover)

Intended as both a historical essay and a self-conscious meditation on the writing of history, this volume takes as its starting point a series of accounts of Rome's origins offered over the course of centuries. Alexandre Grandazzi places these accounts in their contemporary contexts and shows how the growing sophistication in methodology gradually changed the accepted views of the city's origins. He explores, for example, the hypercritical philology of the 19th century which cast aside everything that could not be verified. He then explains how the increase in archaeological discoveries and changing archaeological techniques influenced the story of Rome's birth.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1997
Authors:	Alexandre Grandazzi
Translators:	Jane Marie Todd
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-3114-2
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > BCE to 500 CE Books > History > European history > BCE to 500 CE Books > History > Theory & methods > General
LSN:	0-8014-3114-X
Barcode:	9780801431142

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