Moral History from Herodotus to Diodorus Siculus

Name: Moral History from Herodotus to Diodorus Siculus
Brand: Edinburgh University Press
SKU: 9781474427135
Availability: InStock
Author: Lisa Hau
ISBN: 9781474427135

Autor

Lisa Hau

Editura

Edinburgh University Press

An publicare

2017

Nr. Pagini

224

ISBN

9781474427135

Categorii

In Limbi Străine

Descriere

Lisa Irene Hau argues that a driving force among Greek historians was the desire to use the past to teach lessons about the present and for the future. She uncovers the moral messages of the ancient Greek writers of history and the techniques they used to bring them across.