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Ripensare la storia universale : Giustino e l'Epitome delle Storie Filippiche di Pompeo Trogo

Title: Ripensare la storia universale : Giustino e l'Epitome delle Storie Filippiche di Pompeo Trogo / Alice Borgna.
Author: Borgna, Alice
Publication: Hildesheim : Georg Olms Verlag, 2018.

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Description

294 pages; 21 cm.

Summary

The only known instance of universal history in Latin before the Christian Orosius, the "Historiae Philippicae" by Pompeius Trogus, is lost in the original and only survives in the form of a clumsy abridgment by a certain Justin, an otherwise unknown author of very dubious chronology. Unfortunately, the apparently inexplicable omissions, inaccuracies, and ineffective editing that mark Justin's abridgment have so far hindered the "Historiae Philippicae" from being used as a reliable historical source. The present book reconsiders the unfavorable judgements on the quality of Justin's work that are often repeated in scholarship and takes the peculiar features of the Epitome as precious historical indicators of its setting, its audience, and its chronology. This first systematic analysis of the editing and abridging process shows that Justin's selection was the product of conscious and coherent modus operandi; as a result, it will become possible also to reassess some of the most discussed debates on Pompeus Trogus--Publisher's description.

Series Statement

Spudasmata ; Band 176

Uniform Title

Spudasmata ; Bd. 176.

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.

Note

This work represents the development of a portion of the author's doctoral thesis--Università degli studi del Piemonte orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", September 2013.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-262) and indexes.

Language (note)

Includes English summary.

Call Number

ReCAP 19-20246

ISBN

9783487156606
3487156601

LCCN

9783487156606

OCLC

1042424678

Author

Borgna, Alice, author.

Title

Ripensare la storia universale : Giustino e l'Epitome delle Storie Filippiche di Pompeo Trogo / Alice Borgna.

Publisher

Hildesheim : Georg Olms Verlag, 2018.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Spudasmata ; Band 176

Spudasmata ; Bd. 176.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-262) and indexes.

Language

Includes English summary.

Chronological Term

359-323 B.C.

Other Standard Identifier

9783487156606

Research Call Number

ReCAP 19-20246

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