322 Pages
49 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
322 Pages
49 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
322 Pages
49 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book brings together sources translated from a wide variety of ancient languages to showcase the rich history of pre-Roman Italy, including its cultures, politics, trade, languages, writing systems, religious rituals, magical practices, and conflicts.
This book allows readers to access diverse sources relating to the history and cultures of pre-Roman Italy. It gathers and translates... Read more
List of maps and figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations and conventions
Maps
Timeline of major events
Introduction
Chapter 1: Origins
Chapter 2: Etruscan Life and Death
Chapter 3: Great Greece
Chapter 4: From Samnites to Italians
Chapter 5: Alphabets, Literacy and Names
Chapter 6: Gods and Humans
Chapter 7: Rituals and Sacrifice
Chapter 8: Magic and Divination
Chapter 9: Italy at War
Index locorum
Subject Index
Biography
Katherine McDonald is an Assistant Professor in Roman History at Durham University, UK, and has previously worked at Cambridge and Exeter. Her previous work includes Oscan in Southern Italy and Sicily: Evaluating Language Contact in a Fragmentary Corpus.
