Beyond the Rubicon : Romans and Gauls in Republican Italy / J.H.C. Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, J. H. C., author.

Series:

Oxford classical monographs.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford classical monographs

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gauls--Italy--History.

Gauls.

Celts--Italy--History.

Celts.

Rome--History--Republic, 510-30 B.C.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 264 p. ) map ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work examines how and why the Gauls became the dreaded enemies of the Roman Republic. In the course of his treatise, Williams uncovers a wealth of new evidence about the Gaulish tribes of northern Italy.

Contents:

1. The Discovery of Celtic Italy

2. Characterizing the Gauls

3. Myth and History I: The Gallic Invasion of Italy

4. Myth and History II: The Sack of Rome

5. Archaeology and History.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-258) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-383-00655-5

1-280-44485-1

0-19-154157-5

1-4237-8576-2

OCLC:

1027159457