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Author Pitcher, Luke

Title Writing ancient history : an introduction to classical historiography / Luke Pitcher
Published London ; New York : I.B. Tauris : Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 275 pages)
Series Library of classical studies ; v. 1
Library of classical studies ; v. 1.
Contents Writing about history in the ancient world -- The natures of history -- Using sources -- Part I -- Using sources -- Part II -- Writing ancient history -- The ends of history -- Part I -- The ends of history -- Part II -- Texts and translations: the transmission of ancient history
Summary Well organised and laid out with attractive features for students, this book covers the subject of writing about ancient history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-269) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Classical philology.
Civilization, Classical -- Historiography
Philology, Classical
Ancient history: to c 500 CE.
HISTORY -- Ancient.
Civilization, Classical -- Historiography
Classical philology
Historiography
Alte Geschichte Fach
Geschichtsschreibung
Klassieke oudheid.
Geschiedschrijving.
Antikken.
Historiografi.
Gresk oldtid.
Hellas.
Romerriket.
histoire ancienne.
histoire (discipline) -- Antiquité.
SUBJECT Greece -- Historiography
Rome -- Historiography
Subject Greece
Rome (Empire)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781441676924
1441676929
9780857718037
0857718037