The ancient Greek historians (Harvard lectures) / by J. B. Bury...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell), 1861-1927
Language:English
Published: New York : The Macmillan company, 1909.
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Physical Description:x pages, 1 leaf, 281 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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Note:"This volume consists of the Lane lectures which I had the honour of delivering at Harvard university in spring 1906, under the auspices of the Classical department."--Pref.
The rise of Greek history in Ionia.--Herodotus.--Thucydides.--The development of Greek historiography after Thucydides.--Polybius (and Poseidonius)--The influence of Greek on Roman historiography.--Views of the ancients concerning the use of history.--Appendix: The rehandling of his History by Thucydides.--Bibliography (pages 267-271).
Call Number:DF211 .B8