Lessons from the Past : The Moral Use of History in Fourth-Century Prose

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Lessons from the Past : The Moral Use of History in Fourth-Century ProseBecause of the didactic nature of the historical genre, many scholars ancient and modern have seen connections between history and rhetoric. So far, discussion has centred on fifth century authors Herodotus and Thucydides, along with the sophists and early philosophers. Pownall extends the focus of this discussion into an important period. By focusing on key intellectuals and historians of the fourth century (Plato and the major historians Xenophon,

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we can turn what would have been intensive reading for typical intermediate learners into a delightful extensive reading experience

The traditional study of epistolography tends to focus on literary rather than historical aspects of the genre

so much so that it has not received a full commentary in English for well over a hundred years

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Book VII of Lucan's De Bello Civili recounts the decisive victory of Julius Caesar over Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus on 9 August 48 BCE

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