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- catalog abstract ""Throughout the middle and late Republican periods (fourth to first centuries BC) the Romans lived in fear and loathing of the Gauls of northern Italy, caused primarily by their collective historical memory of the destruction of the city of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC. By examining the literary evidence relating to the historical, ethnographic, and geographical writings of Greeks and Romans of the period - focussing on invasion and conflict - this book attempts to answer the questions how and why the Gauls became the deadly enemy of the Romans. Dr. Williams also examines the problematic notion of the Gauls as 'Celts' which has been so influential in historical and archaeological accounts of northern Italy in the late pre-Roman Iron Age by modern scholars. The book concludes that ancient literary evidence and modern ethnic presumptions about 'Celts' are not a sound basis for reconstructing either the history of the Romans' interaction with the peoples of northern Italy or for interpreting the material evidence."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12263328.
- catalog coverage "Rome History Republic, 510 B.C.-30 B.C.".
- catalog coverage "Rome History Republic, 510-30 B.C.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Throughout the middle and late Republican periods (fourth to first centuries BC) the Romans lived in fear and loathing of the Gauls of northern Italy, caused primarily by their collective historical memory of the destruction of the city of Rome by Gauls in 387 BC. By examining the literary evidence relating to the historical, ethnographic, and geographical writings of Greeks and Romans of the period - focussing on invasion and conflict - this book attempts to answer the questions how and why the Gauls became the deadly enemy of the Romans. Dr. Williams also examines the problematic notion of the Gauls as 'Celts' which has been so influential in historical and archaeological accounts of northern Italy in the late pre-Roman Iron Age by modern scholars.".
- catalog description "1. The Discovery of Celtic Italy -- 2. Characterizing the Gauls -- 3. Myth and History I: The Gallic Invasion of Italy -- 4. Myth and History II: The Sack of Rome -- 5. Archaeology and History.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-258) and index.".
- catalog description "The book concludes that ancient literary evidence and modern ethnic presumptions about 'Celts' are not a sound basis for reconstructing either the history of the Romans' interaction with the peoples of northern Italy or for interpreting the material evidence."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 264 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0198153007".
- catalog identifier "9781423785767 (electronic bk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford classical monographs.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Italy".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Republic, 510 B.C.-30 B.C.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Republic, 510-30 B.C.".
- catalog subject "Celts Italy History.".
- catalog subject "DG225.G38 W55 2001".
- catalog subject "Gauls Italy History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Discovery of Celtic Italy -- 2. Characterizing the Gauls -- 3. Myth and History I: The Gallic Invasion of Italy -- 4. Myth and History II: The Sack of Rome -- 5. Archaeology and History.".
- catalog title "Beyond the Rubicon : Romans and Gauls in Republican Italy / J.H.C. Williams.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".