Legendary rivals : collegiality and ambition in the tales of early Rome / by Jaclyn Neel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neel, Jaclyn, author.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; Volume 372.

Mnemosyne, Supplements, 0169-8958 ; Volume 372

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition (Psychology)--History--To 1500--Sources.

Competition (Psychology).

Tales--Italy--Rome.

Tales.

Rome (Italy)--History--To 476--Sources.

Rome (Italy).

Rome (Italy)--Civilization--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 Setting the Stage

2 Birds

3 Invective

4 Rites

5 Art

6 Walls

7 Parallels

8 Tyrants

Conclusion

Figures

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28185-1

OCLC:

895116581

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004281851 DOI