Legendary Rome"Legendary Rome" is the first book to offer a comparative treatment of the reinvention of Rome's origins in the poetry of Vergil, Tibullus and Propertius. It also examines the impact that the changing topography of Rome, as orchestrated by the emperor Augustus, had on those poets' renditions of Rome's legendary past. When the poets explore the significance of Augustus' reconstruction of the Palatine and Capitoline hills, they create new meaning and memories for the story of Rome's legendary foundations. As the tradition of Rome's mythic and legendary origins evolves through each poetic revision, the past transforms and is reinvented anew.The exploration of what constitutes a civilised landscape for each poet leads to significant conclusions about the dynamic and evolving nature of shared public memories. Written when Rome was in the process of defining a new, post-war identity, the poems studied here capture the growing tension between community and individual development, the restoration of peace versus expansion through military means, and stability and change within the city. |
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... Remus.64 Wiseman argues that the legend of twin founders in the community emerged when the societal structure of ... Remus ' subsequent death was inevitable can be under- stood as a sacrifice necessary for the survival of Rome . While ...
Jennifer A. Rea. and in the second one , Romulus himself kills Remus after Remus jumps over the wall , remarking afterwards , ' Sic deinde , quicumque alius transiliet moenia mea ' ( ' So henceforth for whoever else will leap across my ...
... Remus in the original version of the story , Wiseman suggests that the addition of Remus occurred when the plebeians gained increased political power . Since legal reforms that occurred in 367 and 342 gave plebeians greater rights and ...
Contents
The Casa Romuli and the Domus Augusti | 21 |
Jupiter Tonans Restores the Past | 44 |
Part II | 65 |
Copyright | |
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