Ancient Greek Historians - Harvard Lectures

This 1909 work by a classical historian discusses the ancient Greek historians themselves, from Ionia to the Roman republican period.

Summary

This 1909 work by the classical historian J. B. Bury discusses the ancient Greek historians themselves. It unsurprisingly focuses on Herodotus and Thucydides, but in a chronological survey ranges from the rise of historical writing in Ionia to the influence of Greek writers, including Polybius, on Latin historiography.

Product details

• Authors: John Bagnell Bury
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 28.02.2017, delayed
• EAN: 9781108082129
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08212-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Antike, Griechenland, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, History - General History