| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Hecataeus of Miletus -- Herodotus -- Antiochus of Syracuse -- Thucydides -- Ctesias of Cnidus -- Xenophon -- Ephorus of Cyme -- Aristotle -- Theopompus of Chios -- Callisthenes -- Timaeus of Tauromenium -- Duris of Samos -- Cato the Elder -- Agatharchides of Cnidus -- Polybus -- Sempronius Asellio -- Cicero -- Diodorus -- Sallust -- Strabo -- Dionysius of Halicarnassus -- Livy -- The Elder Seneca -- Pompeius Trogus -- The Younger Seneca -- Quintilian -- Josephus -- Plutarch -- Tacitus -- The Younger Pliny -- Arrian -- Appian -- Fronto -- Lucian -- Granius Licinianus -- Sextus Empiricus -- Cassius Dio -- Herodian -- Ammianus Marcellinus -- Anonymous evaluation of historians -- Anonymous commentary on Thucydides. |
| Summary |
This anthology of writings from the ancient world explores how history should be written and what responsibility the historian bears. It ranges from longer pieces, such as the complete essays 'On Thucydides' by Dionysus, 'On the Malice of Herodotus' by Plutarch and the witty 'How to Write History' by Lucian, to key shorter writings by Polybius, Cicero, Xenophon and Pliny the Younger. |
| Subject |
History, Ancient -- Historiography.
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Greece -- Historiography.
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Rome -- Historiography.
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| Alt Author |
Marincola, John, editor, translator.
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| Standard # |
0141393572 |
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9780141393575 (paperback) |
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9780141393582 (paperback) |
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