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The foundation of Rome /

Augusto Fraschetti describes the legends surrounding the origins, foundation and early history of Rome, the significance the Romans attached to the legends of their origins, and the uses to which they put them. Between 1000 BC and 650 BC a cluster of small, isolated groups of thatched huts on the Ro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fraschetti, Augusto (Author)
Other Authors: Hill, Marian, 1951- (Translator), Windle, Kevin, 1947- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2005]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The twins
  • 2. The foundation
  • 3. Romulus' government and his wars
  • 4. The disappearance of the founder : Romulus 'cut into pieces' or his apotheosis
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix I. The ambiguous status of Tarpeia
  • Appendix II. A wall at the foot of the Palatine Hill.