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Roman History 1.2.3: Gades foundation tradition
Velleius Paterculus
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- ancient literary text in modern edition
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- date assertion Gadir foundation tradition — date assertioninforms · provides primary evidence · Roman History 1.2.3
Provides the later literary statement.
- claim The traditional 1104/1103 BCE foundation date for Gadir is not an excavated foundation date.Evidence confidence: near certainsupports · provides primary evidence · Roman History 1.2.3
Provides the later tradition.
- myth interpretation Gadir 1104/1103 BCE as later civic and historiographic foundation memoryUnsupported explanationConfidence in this assessment: highConfidence in this assessment, not in the proposed storysupports · provides primary evidence · Roman History 1.2.3
Provides the later foundation chronology.
- relationship Research record — associated withEvidence confidence: highsupports · provides primary evidence · Roman History 1.2.3
Provides the later foundation chronology.
- relationship Research record — proposed memory ofEvidence confidence: highsupports · provides primary evidence · Roman History 1.2.3
Provides the later foundation chronology.
- relationship Research record — proposed memory ofEvidence confidence: highsupports · provides primary evidence · Roman History 1.2.3
Provides the later foundation chronology.
- entity Gadir foundation traditionEvidence confidence: moderatesupports · provides primary evidence · Roman History 1.2.3
Provides the later literary statement.
- relationship Gadir foundation tradition — refers to — Gadir archaeological siteEvidence confidence: very highsupports · provides primary evidence · Roman History 1.2.3
Provides the literary referent.