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Published by Center for Hellenic Studies; Distributed By Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 1973
ISBN 10: 0674362152ISBN 13: 9780674362154
Seller: Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Minor discoloration to DJ spine with light scuffing to DJ. ; Study of the origins and objectives of Greek historiography including the Greek accounts of Eastern history-- history of Egypt, Lydia, the Fertile Crescent, and Persia, from earliest times to the outbreak of the Persian wars. Focusing his study on Herodotus, the author challenges the widely held thesis that historiography was an offshoot of the Greeks' interest in ethnography. ; Publications of the Center for Hellenic Studies; 220 pages.