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Sir Ronald Syme y la arqueología
Author(s) -
Javier Arce
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista de historiografía
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2445-0057
pISSN - 1885-2718
DOI - 10.20318/revhisto.2017.3970
Subject(s) - humanities , art , history
Resumen: Sir Ronald Syme no hizo uso de la documentación arqueológica en su famoso libro La Revolución romana. Ello no quiere decir que no fuera sensible o que no considerase la importancia de la arqueología para escribir la historia antigua. Sin embargo, él pensaba que no era necesaria, ya que con los textos (inscripciones, documentos varios o literatura) era suficiente para poder escribir la historia. Multitud de monumentos y restos arqueológicos demuestran, sin embargo, que sin tenerlos en cuenta, la historia quedará incompleta.Palabras clave: Ronald Syme, Revolución romana, Augusto, Paul ZankerAbstract: In his book The Roman Revolution, Sir Ronald Syme relied little on archaeological evidence. But this does not mean he disregarded it or that he considered archaeology unimportant to the writing of history. However, he did think that archaeology was not necessary, because texts, documentary evidence were the main sources for the historian. Many monuments and archaeological remains demonstrate, however, that History is incomplete when they are not taken into consideration.Key words: Ronald Syme, Roman Revolution, Augustus, Paul Zanker.