Dionysius and the city of Rome : portraits of founders in the Roman antiquities /

"This book investigates Dionysius of Halicarnassus' description of Rome's 'founders' and situates Dionysius' historical work in the cultural and political contexts of Augustan Rome. Beatrice Poletti examines Dionysius' methods and engagement with his sources to ill...

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Main Author:	Poletti, Beatrice (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
Subjects:	Dionysius, > of Halicarnassus. > Antiquitates romanae. Antiquitates romanae (Dionysius, of Halicarnassus) Rome > History > To 510 B.C. > Historiography. Rome > History > Republic, 510-265 B.C. > Historiography. Rome > Histoire > 510-265 av. J.-C. (République) > Historiographie. Historiography Rome (Empire) To 265 B.C. History

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Summary:	"This book investigates Dionysius of Halicarnassus' description of Rome's 'founders' and situates Dionysius' historical work in the cultural and political contexts of Augustan Rome. Beatrice Poletti examines Dionysius' methods and engagement with his sources to illustrate the significance of his work in his contemporary intellectual milieu"--
Physical Description:	xi, 259 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781793655066 1793655065