Katherine McDonald Bücher

The book compiles translated sources from various ancient languages, highlighting the diverse history of pre-Roman Italy. It delves into the region's cultures, political structures, trade practices, languages, writing systems, religious rituals, magical traditions, and conflicts, offering a comprehensive view of this fascinating historical period.

In pre-Roman Italy and Sicily, dozens of languages and writing systems competed and interacted. Using new archaeological evidence and modern theories of bilingualism, this book explores the relationship between Greek and Oscan, two of the most widely spoken languages in the south of the peninsula.