Ἐμπειρία, πόλεμος and ἱστορíα in the Historiographical Method of Polybius

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Historiographical method, Experience, Politics, Warfare, History

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The historiographical approach of Polybius’ Pragmatic Historyattracts our attention towards theexperience and professional training of literary authors and protagonists of his account: in particular, political and military issues. In our opinion, Polybius’ Histories must be understood as been writing by a seasoned military historian, as can be seen particularly in the report of military events.

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2014-10-01

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Ἐμπειρία, πόλεμος and ἱστορíα in the Historiographical Method of Polybius. (2014). Talia Dixit. Interdisciplinary Journal of Rhetoric and Historiography, 9, 1-21. https://revista-taliadixit.unex.es/index.php/TD/article/view/245