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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés Italiano |
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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.