Myth and Historiography
The Tale of the 306 Fabii
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9204589 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A W J Holleman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 210-218 |
| Publication date | 1976-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Numen (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-5973 • E-ISSN: 1568-5276 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156852776x00120 |
| OpenAlex | W2046328772, W4236189862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
MYTH AND HISTORIOGRAPHY: THE TALE OF THE 306 FABII BY A. W. J. HOLLEMAN Amsterdam, Holland One of the fascinating but difficult tasks of the history of religions is the disentagling of the mythical content of tales handed down as historical matter. It is generally agreed that early Roman history is full of legendary facts. Myth, however, is a quite different question. One function of myth certainly is to explain ritual; and so far as ritual is executed for the benefit of a community myth is apt to penetrate into this commttnity's history as exemplifying the mos maio rum. Though
Archaeology · Art · Historiography · History of religions · Literature · Mythology · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
Carthage and Rome
The conquest of Italy
Pyrrhus
The recovery of Rome
Rome in the fifth century II
The Sources for Early Roman History
Rome and Italy in the early third century
The Cambridge Ancient History
Dionisio I, i Celti e il sacco di Roma. Alcune riflessioni sulla cronologia e sulla strategia delle operazioni militari siracusane tra l’Elleporo e Pyrgi
Fabio Píctor y el doble de Breno
War and Society in Early Rome
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1990 - 2019 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |