Herodotus in Context
Ethnography, Science and the Art of Persuasion
Rosalind Thomas
ISBN: | 9780521012416 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Published: | 31 July, 2002 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
Herodotus in Context
Ethnography, Science and the Art of Persuasion
Rosalind Thomas
This book examines the Histories of Herodotus within the context of the intellectual climate of the mid to late fifth century BC. Herodotus is read widely for his accounts of archaic Greek history but his descriptions of Egypt, Scythia and Libya are equally fascinating. Rosalind Thomas concentrates on the latter, along with Herodotus' accounts of the wonders of nature and his methods of convincing his audiences, seeing these as part of the world of scientific inquiry and controversy more familiar from the natural philosophers and medical works of the time.
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