Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 8, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9780521545785
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Historiography; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Rome; Ancient - General; General; History, Ancient - Historiography; History-Ancient - General; Language Arts & Disciplines / General; Literary Collections / Ancient, Classical & Medieval
First sentence: This book is a study of the explicit attempts by which the ancient Greek and Roman historians claim the authority to narrate the deeds encompassed in their works.