Herodotus, Explorer of the Past : Three Essays /

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Why does a power expand and become an empire? Writing in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, Herodotus gave Athens full credit for saving Greece from Persia, but also identified the city's expansion as a new manifestation of imperialist aggression. In this skillful analysis of Herodotus&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evans, J. A. S. (James Allan Stewart), 1931- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1991]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Herodote, > (0484?-0420? av. J.-C.) > Histoire et critique.
Herodate. > Histoires.
Herodate.
Herodotus. > History.
History (Herodotus)
Imperialism > Historiography.
History, Ancient > Historiography.
Historiography.
Biography.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
Imperialisme > Historiographie.
Biographies > Jusqu'à 500.
Historiographie > Grece.
Histoire ancienne > Historiographie.
Biography > To 500.
Historiography > Greece.
Greece.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Imperialist Impulse
  • Individuals in Herodotus
  • Oral Traditionin Herodotus.

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