Historiography, ethnography and the case of the Sabina

Christopher John Smith

doi:10.4000/mefra.12034

Historiography, ethnography and the case of the Sabina

Christopher John Smith^*

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School of Classics

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Abstract

This essay uses the ancient construction of accounts of the Sabines as an illustration of ways in which the Romans used the ethnography of Italy to reflect on their own history and their own values. The essay considers the nature of Roman accounts of Italy, of their approach to ethnography more generally, and specifically how the fact of Curius Dentatus’ conquest of the Sabina, and his renowned frugality, became a key moment in the development of the specific historical framing of the Sabines.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	273-288
Number of pages	16
Journal	Mélanges de l’École française de Rome – Antiquité (MEFRA)
Volume	133
Issue number	2
Early online date	31 Dec 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4000/mefra.12034
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2022

Keywords

Identity
Historiography
Italy
Sabina
Cato the Elder
M’. Curius Dentatus

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