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The ancient Greek historians (Harvard lectures)
Title:
The ancient Greek historians (Harvard lectures)
Author:
Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell), 1861-1927.
Publication Information:
New York : The Macmillan company, 1909.
Physical Description:
x pages, 1 leaf, 281 pages ; 23 cm
General Note:
"This volume consists of the Lane lectures which I had the honour of delivering at Harvard university in spring 1906, under the auspices of the Classical department."--Pref.
Language:
English
Contents:
The rise of Greek history in Ionia.--Herodotus.--Thucydides.--The development of Greek historiography after Thucydides.--Polybius (and Poseidonius)--The influence of Greek on Roman historiography.--Views of the ancients concerning the use of history.--Apendix: The rehandling of his History by Thucydides.--Bibliograpy (p. 267-271)
Format :
Book