Roger Blockley
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1428604 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Roger Blockley |
| PRENOMES | Roger |
| SOBRENOME | Blockley |
| ASSINATURA | BLOCKLEY R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Carleton University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1994 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The Development of Greek Historiography
The surviving Greek historiography of the fifth century divides basically into two categories: ecclesiastical history and the history of secular, mainly political and military, events. For instance, in ecclesiastical historiography the relatively 'pure' form and straightforward style of Socrates confront the more sophisticated and outward-looking Sozomen (a younger contemporary), while the work of the Arian Philostorgius strays even further from …
Ammianus, the Romans and Constantius II
In the History of Ammianus Marcellinus there are a large number of digressions, the majority of which conform to the practices of ancient historiography, which included them as a necessary background to the narrative text.1 Two of the digressions have, however, attracted particular attention as quite unusual within the tradition, those in which Ammianus discusses in vitriolic language the inhabitants of the city of Rome (XIV.6 and XXVIII.4).2 Sin…
Ammianus and Cicero
This passage has been frequently discussed, usually either as a methodological statement or in order to elicit hints about the historian and his opinions. In consequence, the first sentence has been the primary focus of attention.' Much of the older scholarly opinion on Ammianus, though it assigned to his History great value as a reliable source of information and assigned to the author some merit for his lively narrative and characterization, ne…
Ammianus Marcellinus’s Use of Exempla
The Latin word exemplum is related to the verb eximere (“to take from” or “to take out of”) and in its literal sense indicates a sample that accurately represents the whole. The force of “accurate representation” is extended to the ethical and educational use of an exemplum as an act or a saying (or a combination of both) that stands as an exemplar of an action or an attitude (usually reflecting a vice or a virtue) to be imitated or avoided. The …
Ammianus, the Romans and Constantius II
In the History of Ammianus Marcellinus there are a large number of digressions, the majority of which conform to the practices of ancient historiography, which included them as a necessary background to the narrative text.1 Two of the digressions have, however, attracted particular attention as quite unusual within the tradition, those in which Ammianus discusses in vitriolic language the inhabitants of the city of Rome (XIV.6 and XXVIII.4).2 Sin…
Ammianus Marcellinus’s Use of Exempla
The Latin word exemplum is related to the verb eximere (“to take from” or “to take out of”) and in its literal sense indicates a sample that accurately represents the whole. The force of “accurate representation” is extended to the ethical and educational use of an exemplum as an act or a saying (or a combination of both) that stands as an exemplar of an action or an attitude (usually reflecting a vice or a virtue) to be imitated or avoided. The …
Ammianus and Cicero
This passage has been frequently discussed, usually either as a methodological statement or in order to elicit hints about the historian and his opinions. In consequence, the first sentence has been the primary focus of attention.' Much of the older scholarly opinion on Ammianus, though it assigned to his History great value as a reliable source of information and assigned to the author some merit for his lively narrative and characterization, ne…
Ammianus, the Romans and Constantius II
In the History of Ammianus Marcellinus there are a large number of digressions, the majority of which conform to the practices of ancient historiography, which included them as a necessary background to the narrative text.1 Two of the digressions have, however, attracted particular attention as quite unusual within the tradition, those in which Ammianus discusses in vitriolic language the inhabitants of the city of Rome (XIV.6 and XXVIII.4).2 Sin…
The Development of Greek Historiography
The surviving Greek historiography of the fifth century divides basically into two categories: ecclesiastical history and the history of secular, mainly political and military, events. For instance, in ecclesiastical historiography the relatively 'pure' form and straightforward style of Socrates confront the more sophisticated and outward-looking Sozomen (a younger contemporary), while the work of the Arian Philostorgius strays even further from …
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