Thucydides and the Idea of History

Informationen zum Autor Neville Morley is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Bristol. He is the author of Trade in Classical Antiquity (2010)! Theories! Models and Concepts in Ancient History (2004) and Metropolis and Hinterland: The City of Rome and the Italian Economy! 200 BC - AD 200 (1996). Klappentext From the eighteenth century onwards! the ancient Greek writer Thucydides (c 460 - c 395 BCE) was viewed as the most important classical historian. He was acclaimed not only as a vital source for reconstructing antiquity but as a purveyor of timeless political wisdom. From the eighteenth century onwards, the ancient Greek writer Thucydides (c 460 - c 395 BCE) was viewed as the most important classical historian. He was acclaimed not only as a vital source for reconstructing antiquity but as a purveyor of timeless political wisdom. Zusammenfassung From the eighteenth century onwards, the ancient Greek writer Thucydides (c 460 - c 395 BCE) was viewed as the most important classical historian. He was acclaimed not only as a vital source for reconstructing antiquity but as a purveyor of timeless political wisdom. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1. The Historian's Historian2. Reason, Reality and Science3. Personality and Partiality4. Rhetoric and the Art of History5. The Uses and Uselessness of HistoryConclusionBibliography of SourcesSelected BibliographyIndex

Vorwort
From the eighteenth century onwards, the ancient Greek writer Thucydides (c 460 - c 395 BCE) was viewed as the most important classical historian. He was acclaimed not only as a vital source for reconstructing antiquity but as a purveyor of timeless political wisdom.

Autorentext
Neville Morley is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Bristol. He is the author of Trade in Classical Antiquity (2010), Theories, Models and Concepts in Ancient History (2004) and Metropolis and Hinterland: The City of Rome and the Italian Economy, 200 BC - AD 200 (1996).

Inhalt
Preface 1. The Historian's Historian 2. Reason, Reality and Science 3. Personality and Partiality 4. Rhetoric and the Art of History 5. The Uses and Uselessness of History Conclusion Bibliography of Sources Selected Bibliography Index

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