Herodotus, Explorer of the Past : : Three Essays / / James Allan Stewart Evans.

Why does a power expand and become an empire? Writing in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, Herodotus gave Athens full credit for saving Greece from Persia, but also identified the city's expansion as a new manifestation of imperialist aggression. In this skillful analysis of Herodotus&#...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©1990
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1171
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Physical Description:1 online resource (180 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ABBREVIATIONS USED IN CITATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Essay One. THE IMPERIALIST IMPULSE
  • Essay Two. INDIVIDUALS IN HERODOTUS
  • Essay Three. ORAL TRADITION IN HERODOTUS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX