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Livy : Reconstructing Early Rome /

Some critics of the Roman historian Livy (59 B.C.-A.D. 17) have dismissed his work as a compendium of stale narratives and conventional attitudes. Gary B. Miles reveals in Livy's history a creative interplay between traditional stories, contemporary ideological assumptions, and the historian�...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miles, Gary B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. History and Memory in Livy's Narrative
  • 2. The Cycle of Roman History in Livy's First Pentad
  • 3. Maiores, Conditores, and Livy's Perspective on the Past
  • 4. Foundation and Ideology in Livy's Narrative of Romulus and Remus
  • 5. The First Roman Marriage and the Theft of the Sabine Women
  • Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Index of Ancient Passages Cited
  • General Index