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This radical study argues against the view that the historian”s craft has remained largely unchanged since classical times. Includes detailed discussion of the work of Thucydides, Cicero, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus.

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Format PDF ● Pages 224 ● ISBN 9781135785215 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2003 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4306416 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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