The limits of historiography :

Additional authors: Kraus, Christina Shuttleworth.
Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 0169-8958 ; . 191 Published by : Brill, (Leiden ; | Boston :) Physical details: ix, 363 p. ; 25 cm. ISBN:9004106707 (alk. paper).
Subject(s): History, Ancient -- Historiography. | Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- To 1500. | Literary form -- History -- To 1500.
Year: 1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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