Byzantine Readings of Ancient Historians: Texts in Translation, with Introductions and Notes (Routledge Classical Translations) - Softcover

Kaldellis, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367869195 ISBN 13: 9780367869199

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

The survival of ancient Greek historiography is largely due to its preservation by Byzantine copyists and scholars. This process entailed selection, adaptation, and commentary, which shaped the corpus of Greek historiography in its transmission. By investigating those choices, Kaldellis enables a better understanding of the reception and survival of Greek historical writing.

Byzantine Readings of Ancient Historians includes translations of texts written by Byzantines on specific ancient historians. Each translated text is accompanied by an introduction and notes to highlight the specific context and purpose of its composition. In order to present a rounded picture of the reception of Greek historiography in Byzantium, a wide range of genres have been considered, such as poems and epigrams, essays, personalized scholia, and commentaries. Byzantine Readings of Ancient Historians is therefore an important resource for scholars and students of ancient history.

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About the Author

Anthony Kaldellis is Professor of Classics at the Ohio State University. His areas of expertise include Byzantine studies and Greek historiography.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367869195
• ISBN 13: 9780367869199
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 194