The Origo Gentis Romanae: Facts and fictions

• C. J. SMITH ^[1]
  1. [1] University of St Andrews

     University of St Andrews

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, ISSN 0076-0730, Vol. 48, Nº. 1, 2005, págs. 97-136
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The authenticity of the fragments of Roman historiography contained in the Origo Gentis Romanae, a fourth century account of the beginnings of Rome, have been frequently called into question, notably by Peter, who excluded them from his collection of the Roman historical fragments, and by Jacoby in a famous article. Photius, Pseudo-Plutarch, and Fulgentius, among others, have been brought into the argument. This paper re-examines the nature of the citations in the Origo Gentis Romanae and, by looking at samples of the other works, offers a re-evaluation of their historical and historiographical worth.