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Book/Printed Material The ancient Greek historians (Harvard lectures)

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Title

  • The ancient Greek historians (Harvard lectures)

Names

  • Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell), 1861-1927.

Created / Published

  • New York, The Macmillan company, 1909.

Contents

  • 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.--Apendix: The rehandling of his History by Thucydides.--Bibliography (p. 267-271)

Headings

  • -  Greece--History--To 146 B.C.--Historiography

Notes

  • -  "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.
  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • x p., 1 l., 281 p. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DF211 .B8

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 09002594

OCLC Number

  • 1629103

Online Format

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  • online text
  • pdf

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Bury, J. B. The ancient Greek historians Harvard lectures. New York, The Macmillan company, 1909. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/09002594/.

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Bury, J. B. (1909) The ancient Greek historians Harvard lectures. New York, The Macmillan company. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/09002594/.

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Bury, J. B. The ancient Greek historians Harvard lectures. New York, The Macmillan company, 1909. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/09002594/>.