Author: John Moore Wickersham
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847677818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this book, John Wickersham studies the concept of hegemony in the histories of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Ephorus. He shows the growth of hegemony as a major theme of the historians and an important concern of classical Greek civilization. While concentrating on the single theme of hegemony, Wickersham also offers an overall appreciation of each author studied and of the Classical Greek historians as a group.
Hegemony and Greek Historians
Author: John Moore Wickersham
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847677818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this book, John Wickersham studies the concept of hegemony in the histories of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Ephorus. He shows the growth of hegemony as a major theme of the historians and an important concern of classical Greek civilization. While concentrating on the single theme of hegemony, Wickersham also offers an overall appreciation of each author studied and of the Classical Greek historians as a group.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847677818
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this book, John Wickersham studies the concept of hegemony in the histories of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and Ephorus. He shows the growth of hegemony as a major theme of the historians and an important concern of classical Greek civilization. While concentrating on the single theme of hegemony, Wickersham also offers an overall appreciation of each author studied and of the Classical Greek historians as a group.
The Ancient Greek Historians
Author: John Bagnell Bury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Professor Bury covers the entire range of Greek historical writing form from its inception in the pseudo-historical aspects of the epics to the influence of Greek thought on Roman historiography. He shows how the idea of history became separated from the concept of recording and inventing mythologies, the introduction of a rationalistic view of history, the concept of political analysis, the influence of rhetoric on historical methodology, the effects of philosophy and the rise of antiquarianism on history, and dozens of similarly important topics. - back of book.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Professor Bury covers the entire range of Greek historical writing form from its inception in the pseudo-historical aspects of the epics to the influence of Greek thought on Roman historiography. He shows how the idea of history became separated from the concept of recording and inventing mythologies, the introduction of a rationalistic view of history, the concept of political analysis, the influence of rhetoric on historical methodology, the effects of philosophy and the rise of antiquarianism on history, and dozens of similarly important topics. - back of book.
Essays on the Greek Historians and Greek History
Author: Henry Dickinson Westlake
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Portable Greek Historians
Author: M. I. Finley
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101127643
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Essential passages from the works of four "fathers of history"—Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101127643
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Essential passages from the works of four "fathers of history"—Herodotus's History, Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Xenophon's Anabasis, and Polybius's Histories.
The Greek Historians
Author: Moses I. Finley (ed)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Thucydides and Herodotus
Author: Edith Foster
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199593264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Thucydides and Herodotus is an edited collection which looks at two of the most important ancient Greek historians living in the 5th Century BCE. It examines the relevant relationship between them which is considered, especially nowadays, by historians and philologists to be more significant than previously realized.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199593264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Thucydides and Herodotus is an edited collection which looks at two of the most important ancient Greek historians living in the 5th Century BCE. It examines the relevant relationship between them which is considered, especially nowadays, by historians and philologists to be more significant than previously realized.
Hegemony in Greek History ...
Author: Anita Joan Graybill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Greek Historiography
Author: Thomas F. Scanlon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405145226
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing from its origins before Herodotus to the Greek historians of the Roman imperial era, seven centuries later. Focuses on the themes of power and human nature, causation, divine justice, leadership, civilization versus barbarism, legacy, and literary reception Includes thorough summaries alongside textual analysis that signpost key passages and highlight thematic connections, helping readers navigate their way through the original texts Situates historical writing among the forms of epic and lyric poetry, drama, philosophy, and science Uses the best current translations and includes a detailed list of further reading that includes important new scholarship
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405145226
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This volume provides an accessible, comprehensive, and up-to-date survey of the ancient Greek genre of historical writing from its origins before Herodotus to the Greek historians of the Roman imperial era, seven centuries later. Focuses on the themes of power and human nature, causation, divine justice, leadership, civilization versus barbarism, legacy, and literary reception Includes thorough summaries alongside textual analysis that signpost key passages and highlight thematic connections, helping readers navigate their way through the original texts Situates historical writing among the forms of epic and lyric poetry, drama, philosophy, and science Uses the best current translations and includes a detailed list of further reading that includes important new scholarship
The Greek Historians
Author: M. I. Finley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
The Ancient Greek Historians Harvard Lectures Harvard Lectures
Author: J. B. Bury
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022124875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Ancient Greek Historians is a collection of lectures delivered at Harvard University on the great historians of ancient Greece. The Macmillan Company's distinguished scholars provide insights into the works of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and others, offering new perspectives on the historical events of Greece. This book is an essential resource for scholars of ancient history and anyone interested in the art of storytelling. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022124875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Ancient Greek Historians is a collection of lectures delivered at Harvard University on the great historians of ancient Greece. The Macmillan Company's distinguished scholars provide insights into the works of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, and others, offering new perspectives on the historical events of Greece. This book is an essential resource for scholars of ancient history and anyone interested in the art of storytelling. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.