On the Building of a Narrative
Karin Westin Tikkanen
Abstract The ver sacrum ritual remains a riddle in the early history of Apennine peninsula. Several ancient Roman as well Greek sources use explaining Samnite movements across peninsula, group expulsion settlers sent out to colonize new lands. In short, this becomes narrative ‘plot’ archaic colonization. is however described very differently different sources, with regard detail and plot elements involved tale. This article explores various layers rendering ritual, voices that take part forming narrative. With perspective an expanded testimony tradition, used by authors stress their own historical reports.
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