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Why does a power expand and become an empire? Writing in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, Herodotus gave Athens full credit for saving Greece from Persia, but also identified the city's expansion as a new manifestation of imperialist aggression. In this skillful analysis of Herodotus' intellectual world, J.A.S. Evans combines historical, a



Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ABBREVIATIONS USED IN CITATIONS, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*Essay One. THE IMPERIALIST IMPULSE, pg. 9*Essay Two. INDIVIDUALS IN HERODOTUS, pg. 41*Essay Three. ORAL TRADITION IN HERODOTUS, pg. 89*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 147*INDEX, pg. 159

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691605852, 978-0691605852
      ISBN10: 0691605858

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Why does a power expand and become an empire? Writing in the early years of the Peloponnesian War, Herodotus gave Athens full credit for saving Greece from Persia, but also identified the city's expansion as a new manifestation of imperialist aggression. In this skillful analysis of Herodotus' intellectual world, J.A.S. Evans combines historical, a



      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*ABBREVIATIONS USED IN CITATIONS, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 3*Essay One. THE IMPERIALIST IMPULSE, pg. 9*Essay Two. INDIVIDUALS IN HERODOTUS, pg. 41*Essay Three. ORAL TRADITION IN HERODOTUS, pg. 89*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 147*INDEX, pg. 159

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