1st Edition
Greek and Roman Historians Information and Misinformation
By Michael Grant
Copyright 1995
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
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It is today widely accepted that we do not get the whole truth from any historian. Greek and Roman Historians considers the work of ancient historians such as Herotudus, Tacitus and Thucydides in the the light of this attitude. In an enlightening new study, Michael Grant argues that misinformation, even deliberate disinformation, is abundant in their writings. Grant, one of the world's greatest... Read more
Maps, Introduction 1 ANCIENT AND MODERN HISTORIANS 2 THE HISTORIANS AND OTHER DISCIPLINES 3 SOURCES AND STRANGENESS 4 MISINFORMATION AND MISTAKES 5 SHOULD WE READ THE ANCIENT HISTORIANS? 6 OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Biography
Michael Grant is one of the world’s greatest writers of ancient history. He has a distinguished academic career, most recently as Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University, Belfast, and has published over fifty books, including The Antonines (Routledge 1994).
`Sources and indifference to economic and social history, and weakness ... are sympathetically discussed and the reputation of the ancients staunchly defended. An ideal introduction for the student.' - Greece & Rome
`It combines a great deal of useful information about the main literary sources for ancient history and about historiography as a literary genre, with some salutary warnings against taking those sources at face value.' - ?
