Timaeus of Tauromenium and Hellenistic Historiography (Hardcover, New)

Timaeus of Tauromenium (350-260 BC) wrote the authoritative work on the Greeks in the Western Mediterranean and was important through his research into chronology and his influence on Roman historiography. Like almost all the Hellenistic historians, however, his work survives only in fragments. This book provides an up-to-date study of his work and shows that both the nature of the evidence and modern assumptions about historical writing in the Hellenistic period have skewed our treatment and judgement of lost historians. For Timaeus, much of our evidence is preserved in the polemical context of Polybius' Book 12. When we move outside that framework and examine the fragments of Timaeus in their proper context, we gain a greater appreciation for his method and his achievement, including his use of polemical invective and his composition of speeches. This has important implications for our broader understanding of the major lines of Hellenistic historiography.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	February 2014
Authors:	Christopher A. Baron
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	316
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-00097-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	1-107-00097-1
Barcode:	9781107000971

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