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"Detailed but lively, this book offers an introduction to the sources of evidence about ancient history. Hedrick has a keen sense of irony for the varying ways in which ancient and modern people read the same documents and he is an ideal guide to help us bridge the gap." Barry Strauss, Cornell University
"Detailed but lively, this book offers an introduction to the sources of evidence about ancient history. Hedrick has a keen sense of irony for the varying ways in which ancient and modern people read the same documents and he is an ideal guide to help us bridge the gap." Barry Strauss, Cornell University
"Detailed but lively, this book offers an introduction to the sources of evidence about ancient history. Hedrick has a keen sense of irony for the varying ways in which ancient and modern people read the same documents and he is an ideal guide to help us bridge the gap." Barry Strauss, Cornell University
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If students are to "do" history, as opposed to "reading" it, they must learn how to engage with historical sources. This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and sources employed in "doing" ancient history. It gives them a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past, helping them to read a historical narrative with more critical appreciation; and it encourages them to consider the differences between their own academic experience of ancient sources – books, inscriptions, coins and the like – and the use of these same objects within the everyday life of ancient society. The author writes clearly, concisely and concretely, invoking ancient illustrations and modern parallels as appropriate.
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When Odysseus went to consult the dead, he slit the throats of black cattle and let their blood drain into a trench he had cut into the earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern archives, modern textual criticism, literary papyri, ancient historiography, monumental qualities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Roman Empire, Bronze Age, Civil War, Battle of the Books, British Museum, Ann Arbor, World War, Dark Ages, Joseph Scaliger, Classical Athens, History of Classical Scholarship, Peter van Minnen, Armando Petrucci, August Boeckh, Chapel Hill, Charles Samaran, Cultural History, Duke Papyrus Archive, Ian Morris, Joseph Levine, Latin Epigraphy, Naphtali Lewis, Persian Empire, Ptolemaic Egypt New!
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When Odysseus went to consult the dead, he slit the throats of black cattle and let their blood drain into a trench he had cut into the earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
modern archives, modern textual criticism, literary papyri, ancient historiography, monumental qualities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Roman Empire, Bronze Age, Civil War, Battle of the Books, British Museum, Ann Arbor, World War, Dark Ages, Joseph Scaliger, Classical Athens, History of Classical Scholarship, Peter van Minnen, Armando Petrucci, August Boeckh, Chapel Hill, Charles Samaran, Cultural History, Duke Papyrus Archive, Ian Morris, Joseph Levine, Latin Epigraphy, Naphtali Lewis, Persian Empire, Ptolemaic Egypt New!
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- The Battle of the Books: History and Literature in the Augustan Age by Joseph M. Levine on 4 pages
- Ancient Literacy by William V. Harris on page 87, page 106, and page 125
- Kiss of Lamourette: Reflections in Cultural History by Robert Darnton on page 24, page 25, and page 85
- Oral Tradition and Written Record in Classical Athens (Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture) by Rosalind Thomas on page 124, and page 125
- Ancient History: Evidence and Models by M. I. Finley on page 86, and page 106
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