Writing a history of Palermo in the Roman Republic

This paper discusses the problems associated with trying to write the history of the ancient city of Panhormus (modern Palermo) in the last three centuries BC. The written sources are few for this period, and there is no narrative account from antiquity, meaning in turn that it is not possible to wr...

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Main Author: Prag, J
Other Authors: Sammartano, R
Format: Book section
Language:English
Published: Palermo University Press 2021
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description This paper discusses the problems associated with trying to write the history of the ancient city of Panhormus (modern Palermo) in the last three centuries BC. The written sources are few for this period, and there is no narrative account from antiquity, meaning in turn that it is not possible to write a traditional narrative account today. An alternative approach is required, which attempts to combine the archaeological and numismatic evidence to construct a more contextual type of history.
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