Book contents
- Ephorus of Cyme and Greek Historiography
- Ephorus of Cyme and Greek Historiography
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and a Note
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Questions and Answers
- Chapter 2 Ephorus’ Histories: The Method
- Chapter 3 Ephorus’ Histories: The Contents
- Chapter 4 Ephorus the Universal Historian
- Conclusions
- Appendix Ephorus and the Hellenika Oxyrhynchia
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Subject Index
- Index of Greek Words and Expressions
Chapter 1 - Questions and Answers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 November 2023
Book contents
- Ephorus of Cyme and Greek Historiography
- Ephorus of Cyme and Greek Historiography
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations and a Note
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Questions and Answers
- Chapter 2 Ephorus’ Histories: The Method
- Chapter 3 Ephorus’ Histories: The Contents
- Chapter 4 Ephorus the Universal Historian
- Conclusions
- Appendix Ephorus and the Hellenika Oxyrhynchia
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- Subject Index
- Index of Greek Words and Expressions
Summary
The author checks the firmness of the foundations of the negative appraisal of the historian Ephorus. Topics include Ephorus’ Isocratean apprenticeship, the concept of rhetorical historiography, Ephorus and Diodorus, ancient judgements questioning Ephorus’ reliability as a historian, Ephorus’ ‘Cymocentrism’.
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- Ephorus of Cyme and Greek Historiography , pp. 10 - 60Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023