Greek historiography / Thomas F. Scanlon.

Author/Creator:

Scanlon, Thomas Francis, author.

Publication:

Chichester, [England] : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Series:

Blackwell introductions to the classical world.
Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (723 p.)

Subjects:

Greece -- Historiography.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-08580-2
1-119-08588-8
1-119-08579-9

OCLC:

913335882

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