What is history & how should it be written? This important new anthology translated & edited by Professor John Marincola contains all the seminal texts that relate to the writing of history in the ancient world The study of history was invented in the classical world Treading uncharted waters writers such as Plutarch & Lucian grappled with big questions such as how history should be written how it differs from poetry & oratory & what its purpose really is This book
Includes:: complete essays by Dionysius Plutarch & Lucian as well as shorter pieces by Pliny the Younger Cicero & others & will be an essential resource for anyone studying history & the ancient world