Offers an overview of Greek and Roman history writing. This introductory guide helps to unravel some of the difficulties involved in dealing with ancient source material, placing the work of ancient historians in its political, social and historical context for the contemporary reader.
Über den Autor
Susan Sorek is a research affiliate at the Open University, UK. Her volume The Jews Against Rome was published by Continuum in 2008.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. The Early Historians - Greece Fifth and Fourth Century BC; 2. Herodotus, Father of History; 3. Thucydides; 4. Xenophon; 5. Minor Greek Historians; 6. The Roman Republic; 7. Polybius; 8. Caesar; 9. Sallust; 10. Livy; 11. The Imperial period to the fall of Rome; 12. Josephus; 13. Tacitus; 14. Dio Cassius; 15. Ammianus Marcellinus; 16. Early Church Historians; 17. Minor Roman Historians; 18. Biography as History - Suetonius and Plutarch; 19. Men of Letters - the historical value of Cicero and Pliny the Younger; 20. Literature as History; 21. Other Sources; 22. Alexander the Great - a Case Study; 23. Summary and Conclusions.
Klappentext
Offers an overview of Greek and Roman history writing. This introductory guide helps to unravel some of the difficulties involved in dealing with ancient source material, placing the work of ancient historians in its political, social and historical context for the contemporary reader.
