Greek historiography / [electronic resource]
by Scanlon, Thomas Francis [author.].
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BookSeries: Blackwell introductions to the classical world: Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015.Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9781119085799 (Adobe PDF); 1119085799 (Adobe PDF); 9781119085805 (ePub); 1119085802 (ePub); 9781119085881; 1119085888.Subject(s): Historiography | HISTORY / Ancient / Greece | Greece -- Historiography | Greece | Electronic booksOnline resources: Wiley Online Library
Contents:
Origins and early forms -- Herodotus on the limits of happiness: beyond epic, lyric, and logography -- Thucydides on the ends of power -- Xenophon on leadership and moral authority -- History and rhetoric in fourth century historians -- Diversity and innovation in the Hellenistic era -- Polybius on the supremacy of a balanced state -- Greek historians in the Roman era -- Concluding observations on Greek historical writing.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins and early forms -- Herodotus on the limits of happiness: beyond epic, lyric, and logography -- Thucydides on the ends of power -- Xenophon on leadership and moral authority -- History and rhetoric in fourth century historians -- Diversity and innovation in the Hellenistic era -- Polybius on the supremacy of a balanced state -- Greek historians in the Roman era -- Concluding observations on Greek historical writing.
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