Myth and History in the Historiography of Early Rome (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004534490)

The histories of early Rome written in antiquity by the likes of Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus include many sensational stories, from the she-wolf suckling the twins to the miraculous conception of Servius Tullius and the epiphany of the Dioscuri at Lake Regillus. Even the more sober parts of the narrative are of dubious historicity, and certainly include a good deal of rhetorical invention, aetiologies and folktales. The essays composing this volume attempt to analyse these stories to explore the porous boundaries and the hybrid borrowings between myth, history and historiography, and the limits of historical knowledge.

Author: Daniele Miano
ISBN-10: 9004534490
ISBN-13: 9789004534490
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2023
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.10w x 0.63d