Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction to the second edition
- Introduction
- I The Call to History
- II The Historian’s Inquiry
- III The Historian’s Character
- IV The Historian’s Deeds
- V The ‘Lonely’ Historian: Contrast and Continuity
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index locorum
- Index of Greek words
- General index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2025
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction to the second edition
- Introduction
- I The Call to History
- II The Historian’s Inquiry
- III The Historian’s Character
- IV The Historian’s Deeds
- V The ‘Lonely’ Historian: Contrast and Continuity
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index locorum
- Index of Greek words
- General index
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- Authority and Tradition in Ancient Historiography , pp. i - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025