CARNELLIUS TACITUS: He was a greatest and last historian of the classical age of Romans. He began his career with the “Life of Agriola” – an account of Roman war in Britain and the life of Britain under Romans and the administration of Agricola. His other works were ‘Dialogues of an Orator’, ‘Germania’, ‘Aannals […]
Read More »HISTORICAL WRITING IN ROME: Rome did not have a glorious past, hence its records were little and humble. Its origin was a small group of villages. Romans did not have a racial pride like the Greek. Greeks considered themselves superior and all others as barbarians. The Greeks influenced much on historical writing as well. […]
Read More »Prominent ancient Greek historians were Herodotus, Thucydides and Polybius. After them few of them continued with Greek tradition. Posidonius wrote “History” that continued the work of Polybius. Arrian of Bithynia wrote History of Rome in 8 volumes. Author: To Herodotus enquiry included the Geographical features of land and occupations and achievement of people. Thucydides wanted […]
Read More »XENOPHON: He was a soldier and historian. His work is Memorabilia. It preserves the recollections of his master Socrates, but Plato’s work. His work Pictures socio economic life of ancient Greeks. His other works includes Arabasis and Hellenica. He continued where Thucydides left it. Other historians were Ephorus who wrote General history of […]
Read More »He was a noted historian of ancient Greece. He wrote “History of Peloponnesian War”. He was born in about 460 BC in an Athenian family. He was a General of Athenian army. He was exiled for 20 years as he failed to save Athenian city from the Spartan attack. In this time he travelled wide […]
Read More »He was born at Halicarnassus, a Dorian settlement in Asia Minor in 480 BC. He studied the epics of Homer and wrote prose like Hecataeus. His curiosity led to travel to Thrace, Scythia, Egypt, and Babylon. He learned the political conditions of several areas. He lived in the court of Periclis for nearly 4 […]
Read More »ANCIENT GREECE: Ancient Greece could not produce history due to politics and conflicts. Greece was a meeting place of people and civilizations. The development go shape in the surrounding regions of Asia, Europe and Africa. Their own civilization and contacts with other cultures furnished historical material of varieties. The changes which occurred due to […]
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