Ancient History: Monuments and Documents

✍ Scribed by Charles W. Hedrick Jr.

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 185
• Series: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Charles W. Hedrick Jr. - Ancient History (2006)
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ISBN-10: 1405106573......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
The Development of Modern History-Writing......Page 14
Historical Writing......Page 19
Social Context of History-Writing......Page 22
Sources and History-Writing......Page 28
General reference works......Page 33
Introduction......Page 34
Historical writing......Page 35
Social context of history-writing......Page 36
Sources and history-writing......Page 37
Introduction......Page 38
Nature and Culture......Page 40
Inscribing Order: Mapmaking......Page 47
Ancient Maps......Page 49
Geography and Ancient History......Page 52
Conclusion: Antiquity and the West......Page 54
Introduction......Page 56
Ancient maps......Page 57
Conclusion: antiquity and the West......Page 58
Introduction......Page 59
Calendrical Time......Page 62
Chronology......Page 64
Modern Dates for Ancient Events......Page 68
Periodization......Page 70
Conclusion......Page 74
Chronology......Page 75
Periodization......Page 76
Penguin Evidence......Page 77
Writing and Early Literary Texts......Page 79
Appearance and Production of Ancient Books......Page 82
Reading......Page 85
Continuity of the Manuscript Tradition......Page 86
Printing Press and Modern Books......Page 88
Textual Criticism......Page 91
Conclusion......Page 94
Bibliographical Essay......Page 95
Writing and early literary texts......Page 97
Textual criticism......Page 98
Conclusion......Page 99
Introduction......Page 100
Papyri in the Ancient World......Page 102
Modern Study of Papyrology......Page 107
Archives, Ancient and Modern......Page 110
Conclusion......Page 114
Bibliographical Essay......Page 115
Introduction......Page 116
Archives, ancient and modern......Page 117
Introduction......Page 119
Ancient Inscriptions......Page 122
Monumental Texts......Page 125
Epigraphical Scholarship......Page 128
Conclusion......Page 132
Bibliographical Essay......Page 133
Introduction......Page 134
Monumental texts......Page 135
Conclusion......Page 136
Introduction: Love and Money......Page 137
Connotations of Money......Page 138
Ancient Coins......Page 143
Hoards and Chronology......Page 146
Origins of Coinage......Page 147
Monetary Policy......Page 149
Conclusion: The Meaning and Use of Money......Page 151
Bibliographical Essay......Page 152
Connotations of money......Page 153
Graveyard Junkies......Page 155
Disciplinary Distinctions......Page 158
Material Culture......Page 164
Chronology of Material Culture......Page 167
Conclusion: Excavation and Evacuation......Page 170
Bibliographical Essay......Page 172
Graveyard junkies......Page 174
Chronology of material culture......Page 175
Conclusion......Page 176
Index......Page 177