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Herodotus and Sima Qian : the first great historians of Greece and China : a brief history with documents /

Thomas R. Martin compares the writings of Herodotus in ancient Greece with those of Sima Qian in ancient China to demonstrate the hallmarks of early history writing. While these authors lived in different centuries and were not aware of each other's works, Martin shows the similar struggles tha...

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Main Author: Martin, Thomas R., 1947-
Other Authors: Herodotus, Sima, Qian, approximately 145-ca. 86 B.C
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Bedford/St. Martins, [2010]
Series:Bedford series in history and culture.
Subjects:
Greece > History > To 146 B.C. > Historiography.
China > History > Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. > Historiography.
China > History > Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. > Historiography.
Greece > History > To 146 B.C. > Sources.
China > History > Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. > Sources.
China > History > Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. > Sources.
Herodotus.
Sima, Qian, > approximately 145-ca. 86 B.C.
Historians > Greece > Biography.
Historians > China > Biography.
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