
The Foundation of Rome
Myth and History
Alexandre Grandazzi(Author)
Cornell University Press
Published on 7. October 1997
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8014-3114-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
This is an enjoyable contribution to the debates about early Rome.(The Journal of Roman Studies)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ithaca
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8014-3114-2 (9780801431142)
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Persons
Alexandre Grandazzi is Professor of Classics at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Jane Marie Todd is a freelance translator living in Oregon.