Die Macht der Ahnen. Konstruierte Genealogien in der römischen Antike

The following paper deals with the subject of constructed genealogies in ancient Rome. It is about the political importance of descending from honourable office holders, mythical heroes or even gods in roman politics and the reasons for counterfeiting ancestry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lienhard Thaler
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: IUP 2012-05-01
Series:Historia.scribere
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Online Access:https://webapp.uibk.ac.at/ojs2/index.php/historia_scribere/article/view/2262
Description
Summary:The following paper deals with the subject of constructed genealogies in ancient Rome. It is about the political importance of descending from honourable office holders, mythical heroes or even gods in roman politics and the reasons for counterfeiting ancestry.
ISSN:2073-8927
2073-8927