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1. Ancient and Modern Historians. The historians of Greece and Rome
2. The Historians and Other Disciplines. History and poetry. History and rhetoric and philosophy. History and documents
3. Sources and Strangeness. Sources and rumours. Selection. Speeches, digressions and cycles. Religion and portents. Too little economic and social history
4. Misinformation and Mistakes. Love of a story. Self-justification. Influences. Chauvinism. Wars. Biography. Moralising. Error
5. Should We Read the Ancient Historians? Fact and fiction. Literary excellence
6. Other Sources of Information. Other historians. Lost historians. Information from other sources. Misinformation from other sources
Bibliography - Ancient writers: Greek
Bibliography - Ancient writers: Latin
Bibliography - Modern writers.
2. The Historians and Other Disciplines. History and poetry. History and rhetoric and philosophy. History and documents
3. Sources and Strangeness. Sources and rumours. Selection. Speeches, digressions and cycles. Religion and portents. Too little economic and social history
4. Misinformation and Mistakes. Love of a story. Self-justification. Influences. Chauvinism. Wars. Biography. Moralising. Error
5. Should We Read the Ancient Historians? Fact and fiction. Literary excellence
6. Other Sources of Information. Other historians. Lost historians. Information from other sources. Misinformation from other sources
Bibliography - Ancient writers: Greek
Bibliography - Ancient writers: Latin
Bibliography - Modern writers.