@article{471422,
      recid = {471422},
      author = {Mehl, Andreas.},
      title = {Roman historiography : an introduction to its basic  aspects and development /},
      publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell,},
      address = {Chichester, West Sussex ;},
      pages = {x, 290 p. ;},
      year = {2011},
      note = {"Originally published in German under the title Römische  Geschichtsschreibung ... c2001, W. Kohlhammer,  Stuttgart"--T.p. verso.},
      abstract = {"Roman historiography : an introduction to its basic  aspects and development presents a comprehensive  introduction to the development of Roman historical  writings in the ancient world. Andreas Mehl traces the arc  of ancient historical writing about Rome from its origins  with the authors of clan history and fragmentary annalists  to the writings of Byzantine scholar Procopius, the last  major historian of the ancient world. Rooting his survey in  the context of its Greek predecessors, and within the  broader frame Roman literature and society, Mehl discusses  every historical writer of significance in the ancient  Roman era and provides much more than simple biographical  detail. Also considered are essential themes such as genre,  teleology, the idea of Rome, and exemplary moral conduct.  By paying scrupulous attention to political context and  religious developments throughout the ancient world, Mehl  reveals the evolution and interpenetration of both pagan  and Christian historiography. This title offers a wealth of  illuminating insights into the origins and development of  the crucial historical writings of the living witnesses to  the greatest empire the world has ever known"--Provided by  publisher.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/471422},
}