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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Mnemosyne, Supplements,
0169-8958 ;
Volume 372
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; Volume 372.
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| Summary |
"In Legendary Rivals, Jaclyn Neel argues for a new interpretation of the foundation myths of Rome. Instead of a negative portrayal of the city's early history, these tales offer a didactic paradigm of the correct way to engage in competition. Accounts from the triumviral period stress the dysfunctional nature of the city's foundation to capture the memory of Rome's civil wars. Republican evidence suggests a different emphasis. Through diachronic analyses of the tales of Romulus and Remus, Amulius and Numitor, Brutus and Collatinus, and Camillus and Manlius Capitolinus, Neel shows that Romans of the Republic and early Principate would have seen these stories as examples of competition that pushed the bounds of propriety"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Setting the Stage -- Birds -- Invective -- Rites -- Art -- Walls -- Parallels -- Tyrants. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Rome (Italy) -- History -- To 476 -- Sources.
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Rome (Italy) -- Civilization -- Sources.
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Competition (Psychology) -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources.
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Competition (Psychology) |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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| Subject |
Tales -- Italy -- Rome.
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Tales. |
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Italy -- Rome. |
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Legends -- Italy -- Rome.
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Legends. |
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Mythology, Roman.
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Mythology, Roman. |
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Rome (Italy) -- Folklore.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Folklore.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Neel, Jaclyn. Legendary rivals. 9789004272699 9004272690 (DLC) 2014029734 |
| ISBN |
9004281851 (electronic book) |
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9789004281851 (electronic book) |
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9789004272699 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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9004272690 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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