History, Its Rise and Development: A Survey of the Progress of Historical Writing From Its Origins to the Present Day (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Barnes, Harry Elmer

9780265503003: History, Its Rise and Development: A Survey of the Progress of Historical Writing From Its Origins to the Present Day (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265503000 ISBN 13: 9780265503003

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Excerpt from History, Its Rise and Development: A Survey of the Progress of Historical Writing From Its Origins to the Present Day

In the period of the Hellenic revival in Rome 3 number of Greek historians made con tributions to historical writing of widely dif ferent merit. Among the less notable produc tions were the 'anabasis of Alexander) by Ar rian (c. 95-175 ad.) and the (history of Rome' by Appian, in the same period. Far superior to these were the incisive (history of Rome) of Dio Cassius (c. 155 - 240 the broadly conceived history of the later Roman empire.

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