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The work of Thucydides on the Peloponnesian War has not only decisively influenced our notion of history up until the present day; the complexity of his account
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This collection of essays sheds light on the writings of leading figures in the history of political philosophy by exploring a nexus of questions concerning mas
Wherefrom Does History Emerge?
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Powers of chaos accompany any order of the human world, being the force against which this order is set. Human experience of history is two-fold. There is histo
Knowing Future Time In and Through Greek Historiography
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From the early modern period, Greek historiography has been studied in the context of Cicero's notion historia magistra vitae and considered to exclude concepti
Anthologies of Historiographical Speeches from Antiquity to Early Modern Times
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Anthologies of speeches excerpted from history books constitute a relatively little-known rhetorical and bibliographic genre. From ancient times to the present