Herodotus is widely known as the "father of history," his Histories being eponymous of the entire field. Written between the 450s and 420s BC, the scope of Herodotus' work reaches about a century in the past, discussing 6th century BC historical figures such as Darius I of Persia, Cambyses II, and Psamtik III and alludes to some 8th century BC ones such as Candaules.
Herodotus was succeeded by authors such as Thucydides, Xenophon, Demosthenes, Plato, and Aristotle. Most of these authors were either Athenians or pro-Athenians, which explains why far more is known about the history and politics of Athens than of most other contemporary cities. Their scope is further limited by a focus on political, military and diplomatic history, generally ignoring economic and social history.[1] However, while works approaching modern ethnography arose primarily amongst the Romans, some Greeks did include ancillary material describing the customs and rituals of different peoples, Herodotus himself being a prime example in his descriptions of the Egyptians, Scythians, and others.
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hellenic, historiography, also, roman, historiography, greek, historiography, involves, efforts, made, greeks, track, record, historical, events, century, became, integral, part, ancient, greek, literature, held, prestigious, place, later, roman, historiograph. See also Roman historiography Hellenic historiography or Greek historiography involves efforts made by Greeks to track and record historical events By the 5th century BC it became an integral part of ancient Greek literature and held a prestigious place in later Roman historiography and Byzantine literature Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingOverview EditThe historical period of ancient Greece is exclusive in world history as the first period attested directly in proper historiography while earlier ancient history or proto history is known by much more circumstantial evidence such as annals chronicles king lists and pragmatic epigraphy Herodotus is widely known as the father of history his Histories being eponymous of the entire field Written between the 450s and 420s BC the scope of Herodotus work reaches about a century in the past discussing 6th century BC historical figures such as Darius I of Persia Cambyses II and Psamtik III and alludes to some 8th century BC ones such as Candaules Herodotus was succeeded by authors such as Thucydides Xenophon Demosthenes Plato and Aristotle Most of these authors were either Athenians or pro Athenians which explains why far more is known about the history and politics of Athens than of most other contemporary cities Their scope is further limited by a focus on political military and diplomatic history generally ignoring economic and social history 1 However while works approaching modern ethnography arose primarily amongst the Romans some Greeks did include ancillary material describing the customs and rituals of different peoples Herodotus himself being a prime example in his descriptions of the Egyptians Scythians and others See also EditChinese historiography List of Graeco Roman geographers List of Greek historiographers List of historians Modern Greek literature Roman historiographyReferences Edit Grant Michael 1995 Greek and Roman Historians Information and Misinformation London and New York Routledge p 74 ISBN 978 0 415 11770 8 Further reading EditBarcelo P 1994 The Perception of Carthage in Classical Greek Historiography Acta Classica 37 1 14 Grethlein Jonas 2010 The Greeks and their Past Poetry Oratory and History in the Fifth Century BCE Cambridge Cambridge University Press Hornblower Simon ed 1994 Greek Historiography Oxford Clarendon Press Hornblower Simon 2004 Thucydides and Pindar Historical Narrative and the World of Epinikian Poetry Oxford Oxford University Press Luce T J 1997 The Greek Historians London and New York Routledge Marincola John 2001 Greek Historians Greece amp Rome New Surveys in the Classics Cambridge Cambridge University Press 31 Parmeggiani Giovanni ed 2014 Between Thucydides and Polybius The Golden Age of Greek Historiography Cambridge MA Harvard University Press Pitcher Luke 2009 Writing Ancient History An Introduction to Classical Historiography London and New York I B Tauris Sacks Kenneth S 1990 Diodorus Siculus and the First Century Princeton NJ Princeton University Press Sacks Kenneth S 1981 Polybius on the Writing of History Berkeley University of California Press Shrimpton Gordon S 1997 History and Memory in Ancient Greece Montreal and Buffalo NY McGill Queen s University Press Skinner Joseph E 2012 The Invention of Greek Ethnography From Homer to Herodotus Oxford Oxford University Press Woodman A J 1988 Rhetoric in Classical Historiography Four Studies London Routledge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hellenic historiography amp oldid 1152029675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
