Hieronymus of Cardia

No signatures. Fading to dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. A nice copy. ; 301, [7 (blank)] pages. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 215 x 136mm. Light blue endpapers. "This is the first full-length study of the major political and military historian of the early Hellenistic period, when the Successors of Alexander the Great fought for, and partitioned, his empire. Hieronymus' hisory was used extensively by Diodorus Siculus, who wrote a 'universal history' in the Roman period. Mrs. Hornblower examines Diodorus' general method of work, and his use of main and subsidiary sources. She offers a solution to the famous problem of Alexander's 'Last Plans' at the beginning of Diodorus xviii. Using books xviii-xx of Diodorus and citations of Hieronumus by other ancient writers, she reconstructs the character of Hieronymus' original book, and assesses its truthfulness." - from dust-jacket blurb.

Product Info

ISBN: 0198147171

ISBN-13: 9780198147176

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Year: (1981)

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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