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Informationen zum Autor ANDREAS MEHL is Professor of Ancient History at the Martin Luther University at Halle and Wittenberg. He is the author of Seleukos Nikator und sein Reich (1986); Tacitus über Kaiser Claudius: Die Ereignisse Am Hof (1974); and Römische Geschichtsschreibung: Grundlagen und Entwicklungen: eine Einführung (Stuttgart, 2001). HANS-FRIEDRICH MUELLER is the William D. Williams Professor of Classics at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He is the author of Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus (2002) and the editor of an abridgment of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (2003). Klappentext Roman Historiography: An Introduction to its Basic Aspects and Development presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of Roman historical writings in both Greek and Latin, from the early annalists to Orosius and Procopius of Byzantium.* Provides an accessible survey of every historical writer of significance in the Roman world* Traces the growth of Christian historiography under the influence of its pagan adversaries* Offers valuable insight into current scholarly trends on Roman historiography* Includes a user-friendly bibliography, catalog of authors and editions, and index Zusammenfassung Roman Historiography presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of Roman historical writings in the ancient world. Rooting his survey in the context of its Greek predecessors, and within the broader framework of Roman literature and society, Mehl discusses every historical writer of significance in the ancient Roman era. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's Preface ix Introduction: The Importance of Ancient Historiography and the Purpose of this Book 1 Chapter 1: Ancient Literature and Roman Historiography 9 1.1 Roman Literature and its Relation to Greek Literature 9 1.2 Roman Historiography and the City of Rome 12 1.3 The Claims of Artistry and Truth in Ancient, especially Roman, Historiography 17 1.3.1 Literary Artistry and Moral Preoccupations in Ancient Historiography 18 1.3.2 "History is what Actually Happened" - Ancient Historiography and the Modern Science of History 26 Chapter 2: The Formation and Establishment of Tradition in the Ruling Class of the Early and Middle Roman Republic 33 2.1 Family Histories and Clan Traditions 34 2.2 The Annales Maximi and the Almanacs of Publius Mucius Scaevola 37 Chapter 3: Early Roman Historiography: Self-Justification and Memory in earlier Annalistic Writing 41 3.1 Early Annalistic Writing (I) 43 3.1.1 Quintus Fabius Pictor 43 3.1.2 Later Authors (From Cincius Alimentus to Postumius Albinus) 48 3.2 Early Annalistic Writing (II) 49 3.2.1 Marcus Porcius Cato 51 3.2.2 Other Authors (from Cassius Hemina to Sempronius Asellio) 55 3.3 Early Historical Epic in Rome (Naevius and Ennius) 60 Chapter 4: The Historiography of Rome between the Fronts of the Civil Wars 63 4.1 Later Annalistic Writing: Optimates vs. Populares and Traditional Annalistic Writing vs. Contemporary History 66 4.2 Autobiographies, Memoirs, Hypomnemata, Commentarii, and their Infl uence on the Historiography of Current Events 69 4.2.1 Self-Representations until Cicero 71 4.2.2 Caesar's Commentarii 72 4.3 The History of Current Events Made to Order and Contemporary Concepts of Historiography (Cicero) 77 4.4 Biography (Cornelius Nepos) 81 4.5 The Experience of the Collapsing and Ruined Republic 84 4.5.1 Gaius Sallustius Crispus 84 4.5.2 Gaius Asinius Pollio 94 4.6 Antiquarian Writings 96 Chapter 5: Augustan Rome, Roman Empire, and other Peoples and Kingdoms 98 5.1 Titus Livius: Roman History from Romulus to Augustus in its Entirety 100 5.2 W...
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Translator's Preface
Introduction: The Importance of Ancient Historiography and the Purpose of this Book
1: Ancient Literature and Roman Historiography
2: The Formation and Establishment of Tradition in the Ruling Class of the Early and Middle Roman Republic
3: Early Roman Historiography: Self-Justification and Memory in earlier Annalistic Writing
4: The Historiography of Rome between the Fronts of the Civil Wars
5: Augustan Rome, Roman Empire, and other Peoples and Kingdoms
6: Imperial History and the History of Emperors: Imperial History as the History of Emperors
7: Roman History and Universal History between Classical Religion ("Paganism") and Christianity
8: Some Basic Principles of Ancient Historical Thought
Chronological Table
Select Bibliography
End Notes
Index
Bericht
"In all, Mehl's Roman Historiography amounts to a helpful handbook for students of the ancient world. It seems an especially good means for readers to gain a quick appraisal of the German approach to its subject. Although some may criticize Mehl's assessments and emphases on occasion, the book presents a concise and readable introduction to work of Roman historians, biographers, chronographers, antiquarians, and kindred authors." (New England Classical Journal, 1 May 2013)
Named CHOICE Outstanding Title for 2012
"Appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, this work provides a foundation for further study of classical historical writing. (Annotation (c)2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)." (Book News, 1 August 2011)
