{"product_id":"the-essential-greek-historians-9781647920500","title":"The Essential Greek Historians","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes an introduction, maps, and selections from Herodotus' \u003ci\u003eThe Histories\u003c\/i\u003e, Thucydides' \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Peloponnesian War\u003c\/i\u003e, Xenophon's \u003ci\u003eThe Hellenica\u003c\/i\u003e, Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eThe Constitution of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Parian Marble\u003c\/i\u003e, Polybius' \u003ci\u003eThe Histories\u003c\/i\u003e, Memnon's \u003ci\u003eHistory of Heracleia\u003c\/i\u003e, and Plutarch's \u003ci\u003eLife of Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSee the full Table of Contents on the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hackettpublishing.com\"\u003ewww.hackettpublishing.com\u003c\/a\u003e book title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Greek Historians\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent collection of texts representing the development of historiography in the ancient Greek world. Each text is presented in an engaging and readable translation, with an insightful introduction exploring the purposes behind its composition, the significance of its contribution to the growth of historiography as a literary genre, and the context in which its author thought and wrote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese texts include not only familiar favourites like Herodotus and Thucydides, but also sources such as \u003ci\u003eThe Parian Marble\u003c\/i\u003e and Memnon's \u003ci\u003eHistory of Heracleia\u003c\/i\u003e, which give a broader and richer view of the ways in which Greeks engaged with history. In one economical volume, Burstein has created an indispensable introduction to the historical thought of the ancient Greeks. No student of Greek historiography should be without it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Erik Jensen, Salem State University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559030374636,"sku":"9781647920500","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781647920500-the-essential-greek-historians.jpg?v=1776927443","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-essential-greek-historians-9781647920500","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}