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Language: en
Pages: 376
Pages: 376
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
In Theopompus the Historian, Gordon Shrimpton critically examines the direct evidence concerning the life and lost works of Theopompus of Chios, the fourth-cent
Language: en
Pages: 286
Pages: 286
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
Theopompus of Chios was one of the most important ancient Greek historians of the fourth century BC. Although his work has survived only in fragments, it is sti
Language: en
Pages: 215
Pages: 215
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-09 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Because of the didactic nature of the historical genre, many scholars ancient and modern have seen connections between history and rhetoric. So far, discussion
Language: en
Pages: 365
Pages: 365
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991-04-01 - Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Theopompus was primarily known in antiquity for his historical works, which included an Epitome of Herodotus; Hellenica, a twelve-volume history of Greece; and
Language: en
Pages: 276
Pages: 276
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: Univ of California Press
In The History of Archaic Rome, Dionysius purposely viewed Roman history as an embodiment of all that was best in Greek culture. Gabba places Dionysius's remark