Moral history from herodotus to diodorus siculus
Auteur :
Hau, Lisa Irene
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9781474427135
Date de publication :
1 août 2017
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.