Historical Culture in Iron Age Italy: Archaeology, History, and the Use of the Past, 900-300 Bce

by Bernard

Long before the emergence of Roman historical writing, the societies of Iron Age Italy were actively engaged in transmitting and using their past. This book provides a first account of this early historical interest, providing a sort of prehistory of historical thought in Italy leading down to the first encounters with Roman expansion. From the Early Iron Age to the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, Italian communities can be seen actively using burial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197647464
• ISBN13: 9780197647462
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.6"