Episode 54 – Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dr G has been considering early Roman history through the lens of Dionysius of Halicarnassus' 'Antiquitates Romanae' (The Roman History). In this episode, we consider the implications of reading a Greek source for Roman history including audience expec...
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The Doctors return, dear listeners, with a special episode on the historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus!
We've been considering the history of Rome from the founding of the city and after some epic conflicts and battles around Rome, it seems time to consider in more detail our sources. Dr Greenfield has been reading the Antiquitates Romanae ‘The Roman History' of Dionysius of Halicarnassus. In this episode, Doctors G and R consider our source material in a little more detail.
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Episode 54: Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Incisione raffigurante Dionigi di Alicarnasso ricavata dal Codice Ambrosiano. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org
In this episode Dr G name drops a couple of sources. If you're interested in following these babies up, these are the details you'll need:
Fox, M. 1993. ‘History and Rhetoric in Dionysius of Halicarnassus' Journal of Roman Studies 83: 31-47
Gabba, E. 1991. Dionysius and The History of Archaic Rome. University of California Press: Berkeley and Los Angeles
Schwartz, E. Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft V.1.934
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