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The Foundation of Rome - Myth and History (Paperback)
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The Foundation of Rome - Myth and History (Paperback)
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At once a historical essay and a self-conscious meditation on the
writing of history, The Foundation of Rome 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 looks, for example, at the hypercritical
philology of the nineteenth 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.Grandazzi produces a depiction
of Rome's origins that is both up-to-date and provocative. His use
of scientific parallels in describing changes in the ways texts
were analyzed and his broad familiarity with comparative material
make his synthesis particularly illuminating, and he writes with
clarity, verve, and wit.
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