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Herodotus in context : ethnography, science, and the art of persuasion / Rosalind Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Rosalind, 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History, Ancient--Historiography.
- History, Ancient.
- Herodotus. History.
- Herodotus.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the Histories of Herodotus within the context of the intellectual climate of the mid- to late fifth century BC. It sees Herodotus' writings as part of the world of scientific enquiry more familiar from the natural philosophers and medical works of the time.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Index locorum
- General index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-310) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0-511-15822-X
- OCLC:
- 70745383
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