Approaching the Ancient World

<p><em>Literary Texts and the Roman Historian</em> looks at literary texts from the Roman Empire which depict actual events. It examines the ways in which these texts were created, disseminated and read.<br>Beside covering the major Roman historical authors such as Livy and Tacitus, he also considers the contributions of authors in other genres like:<br>* Cicero<br>* Lucian<br>* Aulus Gellius.<br><em>Literary Texts and the Roman Historian</em> provides an accessible and concise introduction to the complexities of Roman historiography.</p>