Herodotus: a very short introduction

Jennifer Roberts introduces the background and writing of the 5th-century Greek thinker and researcher, Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who invented the genre of historical investigation. Herodotus is shown to be a reporter, a tourist and a historian

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Main Author: Roberts, Jennifer Tolbert 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2011
Series:Very short introductions 272
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:Jennifer Roberts introduces the background and writing of the 5th-century Greek thinker and researcher, Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who invented the genre of historical investigation. Herodotus is shown to be a reporter, a tourist and a historian
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 130 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karte
ISBN:9780191777707
DOI:10.1093/actrade/9780199575992.001.0001

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