Moral history from Herodotus to Diodorus Siculus / / Lisa Irene Hau.
Lisa Irene Hau argues that a driving force among Greek historians was the desire to use the past to teach lessons about the present and for the future. She uncovers the moral messages of the ancient Greek writers of history and the techniques they used to bring them across.
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Superior document: | Spinoza studies |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press,, 2016. |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English Ancient Greek |
Series: | Spinoza studies.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 312 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017). |
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