03-19-2006, 10:55 PM
Lecture Proposal Jona Lendering
Sacred Forests and Rocky Coasts:
the Unreliability of Ancient Battle Narratives
Outline: in their descriptions of Germania, Roman authors wanted to stress that the enemies were dangerous. They achieved this aim through descriptions of a wild and uncultivated landscape, populated by barbarians. These battle narratives are essentially unreliable.
Sacred Forests and Rocky Coasts:
the Unreliability of Ancient Battle Narratives
Outline: in their descriptions of Germania, Roman authors wanted to stress that the enemies were dangerous. They achieved this aim through descriptions of a wild and uncultivated landscape, populated by barbarians. These battle narratives are essentially unreliable.