{"product_id":"the-foundation-of-rome-alexandre-grandazzi-9780801482472","title":"The Foundation of Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt once a historical essay and a self-conscious meditation on the writing of history, \u003ci\u003eThe Foundation of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandre Grandazzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080148247X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801482472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.98w x 0.64d","brand":"Alexandre Grandazzi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926127771903,"sku":"9780801482472","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1a44aa11-d84f-4dde-8fbe-1e1a01676f6b.jpg?v=1681081359","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-foundation-of-rome-alexandre-grandazzi-9780801482472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}