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- catalog abstract "At once a historical essay and a meditation on the writing of history, The Foundation of Rome takes as its starting point a series of accounts of Rome's origins offered over the course of centuries. Alexandre Grandazzi places these accounts in their contemporary contexts and shows how a growing sophistication in methodology gradually changed the accepted views of the city's origins. He looks, for example, at the hypercritical philology of the nineteenth century, which cast aside everything that could not be verified. He then explains how the increase in archeological discoveries and changing archeological techniques influenced the story of Rome's birth. Grandazzi produces a depiction of Rome's origins that is both up-to-date and provocative. His use of scientific parallels to describe changes in the way texts have been analyzed and his broad familiarity with comparative material make his synthesis particularly illuminating, and he writes with clarity, verve, and wit. The methodological and historiographical dimensions of this book, first published in France in 1991, have endeared it to many outside the field of ancient history.".
- catalog alternative "Fondation de Rome. English".
- catalog contributor b10432749.
- catalog coverage "Rome (Italy) Antiquities.".
- catalog coverage "Rome (Italy) History To 476.".
- catalog coverage "Rome History To 510 B.C. Historiography.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "At once a historical essay and a meditation on the writing of history, The Foundation of Rome takes as its starting point a series of accounts of Rome's origins offered over the course of centuries. Alexandre Grandazzi places these accounts in their contemporary contexts and shows how a growing sophistication in methodology gradually changed the accepted views of the city's origins. He looks, for example, at the hypercritical philology of the nineteenth century, which cast aside everything that could not be verified. He then explains how the increase in archeological discoveries and changing archeological techniques influenced the story of Rome's birth. Grandazzi produces a depiction of Rome's origins that is both up-to-date and provocative. His use of scientific parallels to describe changes in the way texts have been analyzed and his broad familiarity with comparative material make his synthesis particularly illuminating, and he writes with clarity, verve, and wit. The methodological and historiographical dimensions of this book, first published in France in 1991, have endeared it to many outside the field of ancient history.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.".
- catalog description "PART 1: PROLEGOMENA FOR ANY FUTURE HISTORY OF THE ORIGINS OF ROME CLAIMING TO BE A SCIENCE: The age of philology -- The triumph of archaeology? -- Georges Dumezil's hermeneutics -- The historiological dimension -- PART 2: DAWN: Surveying Latium -- The site of Rome -- The discovery of Latium: from treasure hunt to modern archaeology -- The temporal order -- PART 3: AND ROME BECAME A CITY ... : Villages, leagues, and federation -- Birth of a city -- The paths of memory -- Conclusion.".
- catalog extent "x, 236 p. :".
- catalog identifier "080143114X (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "080148247X (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "080148247X (pbk. :alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Italy Rome.".
- catalog spatial "Rome (Italy) Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Rome (Italy) History To 476.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History To 510 B.C. Historiography.".
- catalog subject "937 21".
- catalog subject "Archaeology and history Italy Rome.".
- catalog subject "Archaeology in literature.".
- catalog subject "DG65 .G7313 1997".
- catalog subject "Excavations (Archaeology) Italy Rome.".
- catalog subject "Mythology, Roman.".
- catalog tableOfContents "PART 1: PROLEGOMENA FOR ANY FUTURE HISTORY OF THE ORIGINS OF ROME CLAIMING TO BE A SCIENCE: The age of philology -- The triumph of archaeology? -- Georges Dumezil's hermeneutics -- The historiological dimension -- PART 2: DAWN: Surveying Latium -- The site of Rome -- The discovery of Latium: from treasure hunt to modern archaeology -- The temporal order -- PART 3: AND ROME BECAME A CITY ... : Villages, leagues, and federation -- Birth of a city -- The paths of memory -- Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Fondation de Rome. English".
- catalog title "The foundation of Rome : myth and history / Alexandre Grandazzi ; translated by Jane Marie Todd.".
- catalog type "text".