Andreas Mehl

This is a thorough and scholarly presentation of historical writing in the Roman republic and empire. Surprisingly (to me at least) the author does not analyse the works of the most famous Roman historians - Polybius, Livy, Tacitus - in much detail. Instead he presents a broad panorama of works and authors which gives the reader a comprehensive view of Roman historical thought in all its variety. I think this is a good approach and I also liked the final chapter where the author makes some general points about the nature of ancient historical thought.… (más)