Timothy Peter Wiseman (13 results)

Condition: New.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Very small bit of highlighting to text. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 212 pp., 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 23 cm. Subjects; Cinna, C. Helvius. Catullus, Gaius Valerius. Latin poetry History and criticism. Poets, Latin. Civilization. Addresses, essays, lectures. Rome History Kings and republic 753-27 BC. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Very small bit of highlighting to text. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 212 pp., 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 23 cm. Subjects; Cinna, C. Helvius. Catullus, Gaius Valerius. Latin poetry History and criticism. Poets, Latin. Civilization. Addresses, essays, lectures. Rome History Kings and republic 753-27 BC. 1 Kg. …

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: New. Romulus founded Rome - but why does the myth give him a twin brother Remus, who is killed at the moment of the foundation? This mysterious legend has been oddly neglected. Roman historians ignore it as irrelevant to real history; students of myth concentrate on the more glamorous mythology of Greece. In this book, Professor Wiseman provides, for the first time, a detailed analysis of all the variants of the story, and a historical explanation for its origin and development. His conclusions offer important new insights, both into the history and ideology of pre-imperial Rome and into the methods and motives of myth-creation in a non-literate society. In the richly unfamiliar Rome of Pan, Hermes and Circe the witch-goddess, where a general grows miraculous horns and prophets demand human sacrifice, Remus stands for the unequal struggle of the many against the powerful few.…

Condition: , , fine copy. Dust Jacket Condition: , , fine copy. 1999, paperback, fine copy.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover shows only light cover wear. Text is unmarked and binding tight. Ships FAST.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 209 pages ; 23 cm. Subject: Catullus, Gaius Valerius ca. v84-v55. Nepos, Cornelius v100-v25. Historiography Rome. Historiography Rome History. 1 Kg. …

Paperback. Condition: New. Romulus founded Rome - but why does the myth give him a twin brother Remus, who is killed at the moment of the foundation? This mysterious legend has been oddly neglected. Roman historians ignore it as irrelevant to real history; students of myth concentrate on the more glamorous mythology of Greece. In this book, Professor Wiseman provides, for the first time, a detailed analysis of all the variants of the story, and a historical explanation for its origin and development. His conclusions offer important new insights, both into the history and ideology of pre-imperial Rome and into the methods and motives of myth-creation in a non-literate society. In the richly unfamiliar Rome of Pan, Hermes and Circe the witch-goddess, where a general grows miraculous horns and prophets demand human sacrifice, Remus stands for the unequal struggle of the many against the powerful few.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 209 pages ; 23 cm. Subject: Catullus, Gaius Valerius ca. v84-v55. Nepos, Cornelius v100-v25. Historiography Rome. Historiography Rome History. 1 Kg. …

Condition: gut. Historiography and Imagination Eight Essays on Roman Culture In englischer Sprache. pages.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an account of the foundation legend of Rome, how the twins Remus and Romulus were miraculously suckled by a she-wolf, and how Romulus founded Rome and Remus was killed at the moment of the foundation. What does the story mean? Why have a twin, if he has to be killed off? This is the first historical analysis of the origins and development of the myth, and it offers important insights into the nature of pre-imperial Rome and the ways in which myths could be created and elaborated in a nonliterate society. An historical analysis of the origins and development of the legend of Remus and Romulus and the foundation of Rome. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…