History and Rhetoric in Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9325550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Fox (0000-0002-2321-2618, University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Pages | 31-47 |
| Publication date | 1993-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Roman Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0075-4358 • E-ISSN: 1753-528X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/300977 |
| OpenAlex | W2081830349 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article explores the relationship between historical truth and rhetorical education in the Antiquitates Romanae of Dionysius of Halicarnassus. These two concerns dominate Dionysius' output, and have provided fuel for a long tradition of adverse criticism. Schwartz's RE article set the standard for a series of dismissive accounts; his premise is that by choosing a period of such remote history, Dionysius can fulfil his desire to make history the servant of rhetorical display, adding, with scorn, that Dionysius' love of the Romans disqualifies him from being a real Greek. Palm, still using Schwartz over fifty years later, is so convinced that Dionysius cannot have believed what he was writing that he ascribes the meticulously executed proof that the Romans were Greeks to ‘paradoxe Effekte’, in which anyone writing a rhetorical exercise of this kind would be careful to indulge. Polemic has recently waned, although by far the most common use of Dionysius' history is as a source for antiquarian anecdote or the lost annalistic tradition, often to highlight the originality of Livy. The recently published lectures of Gabba will do much to redress the balance, and are the first concerted attempt at harmonizing the details of Dionysius' rhetorical theory with his history
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The Prehistory of the Roman polis in Dionysius
Ways of Killing Women
Experiencing the Past
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Dionysius and Lysias’ Charm
Dionysius’ Demosthenes and Augustan Atticism
Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the Idea of the Critic
Dionysius on Regime Change
The Emperor Augustus and Narratives of Legal Origin
The Classical and Hellenistic Greek Historiographical Proem Tradition
Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Flavius Josephus
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Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome
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One Harmonious Body’
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| Citations per year | 1.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |