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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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Colección: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature ;
331. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 408 pages) : maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789004210103 9004210105 |
ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |