Romulus' Asylum

Romulus' Asylum
Author: Emma Dench
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2005-06-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198150512
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Who did the Romans think they were? They were a people scattered round the ancient Mediterranean world, yet they imagined a common identity for themselves, particularly through shared myths and history. This book shows how ancient means of constructing identity compare with modern means, especially that of `race'.