Andreas Mehl

Broschiertes Buch

Roman Historiography

An Introduction to Its Basic Aspects and Development

Übersetzung: Mueller, Hans-Friedrich

Beschreibung

Roman Historiography: An Introduction to its Basic Aspects and Development presents a comprehensive introduction to the development of Roman historical writings in both Greek and Latin, from the early annalists to Orosius and Procopius of Byzantium.

Provides an accessible survey of every historical writer of significance in the Roman world
Traces the growth of Christian historiography under the influence of its pagan adversaries
Offers valuable insight into current scholarly trends on Roman historiography
Includes a user-friendly bibliography, catalog of authors and editions, and index
Selected by Choice as a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title

Autor

Andreas Mehl is Professor of Ancient History at the Martin Luther University at Halle and Wittenberg. He is the author of Seleukos Nikator und sein Reich (1986); Tacitus über Kaiser Claudius: Die Ereignisse Am Hof (1974); and Römische Geschichtsschreibung: Grundlagen und Entwicklungen: eine Einführung (2001). Hans-Friedrich Mueller is the William D. Williams Professor of Classics at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He is the author of Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus (2002) and the editor of an abridgment of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (2003).

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 441g
• ISBN-13: 9781118785133
• ISBN-10: 1118785134
• Artikelnr.: 39764864

Rezensionen

Named CHOICE Outstanding Title for 2012

"Appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, this work provides a foundation for further study of classical historical writing." (Book News, Inc., 1 August 2011)

"In all, Mehl's Roman Historiography amounts to a helpful handbook for students of the ancient world. It seems an especially good means for readers to gain a quick appraisal of the German approach to its subject. Although some may criticize Mehl's assessments and emphases on occasion, the book presents a concise and readable introduction to work of Roman historians, biographers, chronographers, antiquarians, and kindred authors." ( New England Classical Journal , 1 May 2013) Named CHOICE Outstanding Title for 2012 "Appropriate for advanced undergraduate students, this work provides a foundation for further study of classical historical writing. (Annotation (c)2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)." (Book News, 1 August 2011)