Legendary Rivals: Collegiality and Ambition in the Tales of Early Rome

by Jaclyn Neel

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004272690
• ISBN13: 9789004272699
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"