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Diodorus' mythistory and the pagan mission : historiography and culture-heroes in the first pentad of the Bibliotheke /

Examining Diodorus Siculus' historiographical methods and his representation of mythical culture-heroes, this study demonstrates the significant contribution of the author's first pentad to his universal history and its importance as a supplement to our perception of Hellenistic civilizati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sulimani, Iris
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ; 331.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Examining Diodorus Siculus' historiographical methods and his representation of mythical culture-heroes, this study demonstrates the significant contribution of the author's first pentad to his universal history and its importance as a supplement to our perception of Hellenistic civilization.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 408 pages) : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789004210103
9004210105
ISSN:0169-8958 ;