Moral History from Herodotus to Diodorus Siculus /

An investigation of moral-didactic techniques and messages in ancient Greek historiography Why did human beings first begin to write history? Lisa Irene Hau argues that a driving force among Greek historians was the desire to use the past to teach lessons about the present and for the future. She un...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hau, Lisa (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Temas:
Historiography > Moral and ethical aspects > Greece.
Classics & Ancient History.
HISTORY / Ancient / General.
Historiography > Moral and ethical aspects.
Greece.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART I: HELLENISTIC HISTORIOGRAPHY
  • 1. Polybius
  • 2. Diodorus Siculus
  • 3. Fragmentary Hellenistic Historiography
  • PART II: CLASSICAL HISTORIOGRAPHY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 4. Herodotus
  • 5. Thucydides
  • 6. Xenophon, Hellenica
  • 7. Fragmentary Classical Historiography
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Citations
  • General Index

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