The Greater Roman Historians

“This little volume gives even more than the title promises. It discusses not only the greater Roman historians but also their background, including the Hellenistic background. Thus it has become a general account of Roman historiography, approaching it both as literature and as history. It fills a gap of long standing, and does so remarkably well... the account is short, but there is an astonishing amount of material compressed into it, and it is so interestingly written that it will have a broad appeal.”— CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY