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The Roman Historians

By Ronald Mellor

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The Roman Historians

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The Romans' devotion to their past pervades almost every aspect of their culture. But the clearest image of how the Romans wished to interpret their past is found in their historical writings. This book examines in detail the major Roman historians: * Sallust * Livy * Tacitus * Ammianus as well as the biographies written by: * Nepos * Tacitus * Suetonius * the Augustan History * the autobiographies of Julius Caesar and the Emperor Augustus. Ronald Mellor demonstrates that Roman historical writing was regarded by its authors as a literary not a scholarly exercise, and how it must be evaluated in that context. He shows that history writing reflected the political structures of ancient Rome under the different regimes.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
1999-03-01
Publication Date:
1998-12-03
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415117739
ISBN13:
9780415117739
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
453 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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