The Earliest Romans: A Character Sketch

by Ramsay MacMullen

Book Overview

The ancient Romans' story down to 264 B.C. can be made credible by stripping away their later myths and inventions to show how their national character shaped their destiny.

After many generations of scholarly study, consensus is clear: the account in writers like Livy is not to be trusted because their aims were different from ours in history-writing. They wanted their work to be both improving and diverting. It should grow out of the real...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472035703
• ISBN13: 9780472035700
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"