Gary Forsythe
John Connelly (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520226517
- eISBN:
- 9780520940291
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520226517.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical
During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 B.C., the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military ...
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During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 B.C., the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure that would be the foundation of their spectacular imperial success. This account draws from historical, archaeological, linguistic, epigraphic, religious, and legal evidence to trace Rome's early development within a multicultural environment of Latins, Sabines, Etruscans, Greeks, and Phoenicians. The book charts the development of the classical republican institutions that would eventually enable Rome to create its vast empire, and provides discussions of topics including Roman prehistory, religion, and language. The book offers a revisionist interpretation of Rome's early history through its innovative use of ancient sources. The history of this period is notoriously difficult to uncover because there are no extant written records, and because the later historiography that affords the only narrative accounts of Rome's early days is shaped by the issues, conflicts, and ways of thinking of its own time. This book provides an examination of those surviving ancient sources in light of their underlying biases, thereby reconstructing early Roman history upon a more solid evidentiary foundation.Less
During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 B.C., the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure that would be the foundation of their spectacular imperial success. This account draws from historical, archaeological, linguistic, epigraphic, religious, and legal evidence to trace Rome's early development within a multicultural environment of Latins, Sabines, Etruscans, Greeks, and Phoenicians. The book charts the development of the classical republican institutions that would eventually enable Rome to create its vast empire, and provides discussions of topics including Roman prehistory, religion, and language. The book offers a revisionist interpretation of Rome's early history through its innovative use of ancient sources. The history of this period is notoriously difficult to uncover because there are no extant written records, and because the later historiography that affords the only narrative accounts of Rome's early days is shaped by the issues, conflicts, and ways of thinking of its own time. This book provides an examination of those surviving ancient sources in light of their underlying biases, thereby reconstructing early Roman history upon a more solid evidentiary foundation.
Filippo Coarelli
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520079601
- eISBN:
- 9780520935099
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520079601.003.0010
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Archaeology: Classical
This chapter explains that the sixth Augustan region is comprised by the Quirinal and the Viminal, and notes that the configuration of the streets in the region follows the lay of the land. The ...
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This chapter explains that the sixth Augustan region is comprised by the Quirinal and the Viminal, and notes that the configuration of the streets in the region follows the lay of the land. The Quirinal included several peaks: Collis Latiaris, Collis Mucialis, Collis Salutaris, and Collis Quirinalis. The chapter shows that the first inhabitants of the Quirinal were the Sabines under Titus Tatius, who were later absorbed into the Latin city. It details that during the Republic the Viminal was essentially a residential quarter, containing almost no sanctuaries or public monuments. The chapter describes the very few ancient remains visible at Via Lata.Less
This chapter explains that the sixth Augustan region is comprised by the Quirinal and the Viminal, and notes that the configuration of the streets in the region follows the lay of the land. The Quirinal included several peaks: Collis Latiaris, Collis Mucialis, Collis Salutaris, and Collis Quirinalis. The chapter shows that the first inhabitants of the Quirinal were the Sabines under Titus Tatius, who were later absorbed into the Latin city. It details that during the Republic the Viminal was essentially a residential quarter, containing almost no sanctuaries or public monuments. The chapter describes the very few ancient remains visible at Via Lata.
