Roman Historical Tradition: Regal and Republican Rome (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199657841)

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.

Author: James H. Richardson
ISBN-10: 019965784X
ISBN-13: 9780199657841
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2014
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.20d