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001 2014029734
003 DLC
005 20150313082911.0
008 140930s2015 ne a b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014029734
020 $a9789004272699 (hardback : acid-free paper)
020 $z9789004281851 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aDG69$b.N33 2015
082 00 $a398/.3293763$223
100 1 $aNeel, Jaclyn.
245 10 $aLegendary rivals :$bcollegiality and ambition in the tales of early Rome /$cby Jaclyn Neel.
264 1 $aLeiden :$bBrill,$c2015.
300 $ax, 274 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aMnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature,$x0169-8958 ;$vvolume 372
520 2 $a"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 analyses of the tales of Romulus and Remus, Amulius and Numitor, Brutus and Collatinus, and Camillus and Manlius Capitolinus, Neel shows that Romans of the Republic and early Principate would have seen these stories as examples of competition that pushed the bounds of propriety"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aSetting the Stage -- Birds -- Invective -- Rites -- Art -- Walls -- Parallels -- Tyrants.
651 0 $aRome (Italy)$xHistory$yTo 476$vSources.
651 0 $aRome (Italy)$xCivilization$vSources.
650 0 $aCompetition (Psychology)$xHistory$yTo 1500$vSources.
650 0 $aTales$zItaly$zRome.
650 0 $aLegends$zItaly$zRome.
650 0 $aMythology, Roman.
651 0 $aRome (Italy)$vFolklore.