The Originality of Appian of Alexandria.
Despite his long dismissal in Classical scholarship as an unoriginal historian, Appian of Alexandria wrote a panoramic history of the Roman Empire according to an original conception and methodology. His work is far more than its former classification as a hunting-ground for lost sources. Two aspect...
| Publicado en: | Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 40; pp. 31 - 48 |
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Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies
2021
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