CLCV 329 - The Invention of History Writing in Antiquity

Fall or Spring (3) Donahue, Irby (ALV, CSI, GER 5)

A study, in translation, of the emergence of history writing in Greece, Rome and the Near East, examining the emergence and development of the genre, and the influence of ancient paradigms on later historical writing. Texts include Herodotus, Livy, and the Old Testament.