The interaction between ‘history’ and ‘story’ in Roman historiography: the rhetorical construction of the historical image of Nero
This paper examines the way in which ancient historiography makes use of rhetorical and even fictional devices (dramatic poetry as well as the novel) to dramatize in writing down events which the historians obviously consider as being important for their judgement, ideologically or otherwise biased,...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Church, Communication and Culture |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23753234.2019.1664917 |