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  • Plutarch's On the Malice of Herodotus and the Writing of History in the Greco-Roman World

    by John Marincola ...
    The essay, On the Malice of Herodotus, which has come down to us in the corpus of Plutarch, has often been considered a problematic work because of its hostile tone, the object of its attack, and the quality of its argumentation. This book seeks to set the work in the larger context of the standards and traditions of Greek and Roman historiography and classical criticism more generally as they ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • The Histories

    by Herodotus, John Marincola ...
    Translated by Aubrey De Selincourt ...
    'The first example of non-fiction, the text that underlies the entire discipline of history ... it is above all a treasure trove' Tom HollandOne of the masterpieces of classical literature, The Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • On Writing History from Herodotus to Herodian

    What is history and how should it be written? This important new anthology, translated and edited by Professor John Marincola, contains all the seminal texts that relate to the writing of history in the ancient world.The study of history was invented in the classical world. Treading uncharted waters, writers such as Plutarch and Lucian grappled with big questions such as how history should be ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Herodotus

    Edited by Carolyn Dewald, John Marincola ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Herodotus' Histories is the first major surviving prose work from antiquity. Its range of interests is immense, covering the whole of the known world and much beyond, and it culminates in a detailed account of the Persian Wars of the early fifth century BC. Moreover, research has shown that Herodotus is a sophisticated and at times even ironic narrator, and a pioneer and serious practitioner of ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • The Rise And Fall of Athens

    by Plutarch ...
    Translated by John Marincola, Ian Scott-Kilvert ...
    Plutarch traces the fortunes of Athens through nine lives - from Theseus, its founder, to Lysander, its Spartan conqueror - in this seminal workWhat makes a leader? For Plutarch the answer lay not in great victories, but in moral strengths. In these nine biographies, taken from his Parallel Lives, Plutarch illustrates the rise and fall of Athens through nine lives, from the legendary days of ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Ancient Historiography and Its Contexts

    Studies in Honour of A. J. Woodman

    Edited by Christina S. Kraus, John Marincola, Christopher Pelling ...
    This is a collection of studies on ancient (especially Latin) poetry and historiography, concentrating especially on the impact of rhetoric on both genres, and on the importance of considering the literature to illuminate the historical Roman context and the historical context to illuminate the literature. It takes the form of a tribute to Tony Woodman, Gildersleeve Professor of Classics at the ... Read more

    $143.99 CAD

  • A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography

    Edited by John Marincola ...
    Series series Wiley Companions to the Ancient World
    This two-volume Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography reflects the new directions and interpretations that have arisen in the field of ancient historiography in the past few decades.Comprises a series of cutting edge articles written by recognised scholarsPresents broad, chronological treatments of important issues in the writing of history and antiquityThese are complemented by chapters on ... Read more

    $60.99 CAD

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  • The Roads To Rome

    A Journey into Europe's past

    by Catherine Fletcher ...
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  • Patria

    A spellbinding history of South America, as heard on hit podcast The Rest Is History

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    How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone

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  • The Most Interesting Book in the World

    by Edward Brooke-Hitching ...
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