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Historiographie in der Antike [electronic resource] / herausgegeben von Klaus-Peter Adam.

Contributor(s): Adam, Klaus-Peter, 1965-Material type: Text

TextSeries: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift f�ur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 373.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : Walter De Gruyter Inc., c2008Description: 1 online resource (x, 208 p.)ISBN: 9783110206722 (electronic bk.); 3110206722 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): History, Ancient -- Historiography | Greece -- Historiography | Middle East -- Historiography | HISTORY -- Ancient -- GeneralGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Historiographie in der Antike.DDC classification: 930 LOC classification: BS410 | .Z5 v.373ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost

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Periodizing Egyptian History: Manetho, Convention, and BeyondBackmatter;

Summary: Historiographical documents from Ancient Greece have existed at least since the time of Herodotus; an historical awareness developed before his time, as evidenced in historical omnia, epic literature from Mesopotamia, in the texts of Hittite letters and treaties, and in Egyptian sources. The book explores the conceptual and formal characteristics of texts from different contexts and epochs from the 3rd millennium until the 5th century AD, together with the evolution of historical awareness and interest in historiography.

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Periodizing Egyptian History: Manetho, Convention, and BeyondBackmatter;

Historiographical documents from Ancient Greece have existed at least since the time of Herodotus; an historical awareness developed before his time, as evidenced in historical omnia, epic literature from Mesopotamia, in the texts of Hittite letters and treaties, and in Egyptian sources. The book explores the conceptual and formal characteristics of texts from different contexts and epochs from the 3rd millennium until the 5th century AD, together with the evolution of historical awareness and interest in historiography.

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