The Chronology of Early Rome *)
1970; Brill; Volume: 23; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1163/156852570x00524
ISSN1568-525X
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Archaeological Studies
ResumoSome 15 years ago the Swedish Institute at Rome made an important contribution to the study of Roman art and archaeology by initiating a new periodical, the Opuscula Romana, which has since won much appreciation for its excellent contributions in this field; at about the same time Prof. Gjerstad started his imposing series of publications on the archaeological and historical data of 'Early Rome', the fourth volume of which is here under review x). By his careful study of all the material remains at present available for a reconstruction of the early history of Rome Gjerstad has undoubtedly ranged himself with distinguished Swedish scholars like Montelius, S?flund, Sundwall and Akerstr?m, who have been constantly trying to piece together the fragmentary evidence from the sundry local cultures into a reasonable picture of Italic prehistory. By keeping up a low chronology Gj. carries on the tradition of his countrymen, but as it is the Holy City to which he applies this principle, his dating of the find-groups and strata has met with fierce opposition from the very moment he propounded his revolutionary views 2). A reliable summary of the arguments of those
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