Textbook
Ancient History: Monuments and DocumentsISBN: 978-1-4051-0658-0
Paperback
192 pages
February 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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This book introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods and
sources employed in 'doing' ancient history, as opposed to
'reading' it. The book:
- Encourages readers to engage with historical sources, rather
than to be passive recipients of historical tales
- Gives readers a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in
the reconstruction of the past
- Helps them to read a historical narrative with more critical
appreciation
- Encourages them to consider the differences between their own
experience of ancient sources, and the use of these objects within
the everyday life of ancient society
- A concise bibliographical essay at the end of each chapter
refers to introductions, indices, research tools and
interpretations, and explains scholarly jargon
- Written clearly, concisely and concretely, invoking ancient illustrations and modern parallels as appropriate.