The gens, a key social formation in archaic Rome, has given rise to considerable interpretative problems for modern scholarship. In this comprehensive exploration of the subject, Professor Smith examines the mismatch between the ancient evidence and modern interpretative models influenced by social anthropology and political theory. He offers a detailed comparison of the gens with the Attic genos and illustrates, for the first time, how recent changes in the way we understand the genos may impact upon our understanding of Roman history. He develops a concept of the gens within the interlocking communal institutions of early Rome, which touches on questions of land ownership, warfare and the patriciate, before offering an explanation of the role of the gens and the part it might play in modern political theory. This significant work makes an important contribution not only to the study of archaic Rome, but also to the history of ideas.
| ISBN: | 9780521102254 |
| Publication date: | 13th November 2008 |
| Author: | C J University of St Andrews, Scotland Smith |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 408 pages |
| Series: | The W. B. Stanford Memorial Lectures |
| Genres: |
Sociology: family and relationships Social and cultural anthropology History of ideas |
The gens, a key social formation in archaic Rome, has given rise to considerable interpretative problems for modern scholarship. In this comprehensive exploration of the subject, Professor Smith examines the mismatch between the ancient evidence and modern interpretative models influenced by social anthropology and political theory. He offers a detailed comparison of the gens with the Attic genos and illustrates, for the first time, how recent changes in the way we understand the genos may impact upon our understanding of Roman history. He develops a concept of the gens within the interlocking communal institutions of early Rome, which touches on questions of land ownership, warfare and the patriciate, before offering an explanation of the role of the gens and the part it might play in modern political theory. This significant work makes an important contribution not only to the study of archaic Rome, but also to the history of ideas.
The Roman Clan features in the following genres: Sociology: family and relationships, Social and cultural anthropology, History of ideas
The Roman Clan is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Roman Clan was written by C J University of St Andrews, Scotland Smith and published by Cambridge University Press
The Roman Clan has 408 pages
Yes it is part of The W. B. Stanford Memorial Lectures series
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