Arrian the Historian : : Writing the Greek Past in the Roman Empire / / Daniel W. Leon.
During the first centuries of the Roman Empire, Greek intellectuals wrote a great many texts modeled on the dialect and literature of Classical Athens, some 500 years prior. Among the most successful of these literary figures were sophists, whose highly influential display oratory has been the preva...
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| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Texts and Translations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Amateurs, Experts, and History
- Chapter 2. Novelty and Revision in the Works of Arrian
- Chapter 3. Alexander among the Kings of History
- Chapter 4. Sickness, Death, and Virtue
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The Date of the Anabasis
- Abbreviations in the Notes and Bibliography
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index