Moral history from Herodotus to Diodorus Siculus
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 uncovers the moral messages of the ancient Greek writers of history and the techniques they used to bring them across.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press
2016.
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| Series: | Spinoza studies.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422291306719 |
Table of Contents:
- Hellenistic historiography. Polybius ; Diodorus Siculus ; Fragmentary Hellenistic historiography
- Classical historiography. Herodotus ; Thucydides ; Xenophon, Hellenica
- Fragmentary classical historiography.
