Sub-Genres of Ancient History - Annals - Biography - Geography
The genre of ancient history developed out of other genres like geography and included the yearly format known as annals. We also look at ancient biography as a source for history.
Texts in Translation
Works by Classical authors online. Most are in English translations. Authors include Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Aristotle, Aristophanes, the Bhagavad-Gita, Cicero, Caesar, Didache, Herodotus, Hesiod, Hippocrates, Pliny, St. Patrick, Tacitus, and more.
Works by Classical authors online. Most are in English translations. Authors include Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Aristotle, Aristophanes, the Bhagavad-Gita, Cicero, Caesar, Didache, Herodotus, Hesiod, Hippocrates, Pliny, St. Patrick, Tacitus, and more.
Annals
Annals were annual records and a style of historical writing.
Annals were annual records and a style of historical writing.
Annalist
An annalist wrote annals.
An annalist wrote annals.
Timeline VII 300 CE-600 CE
Timeline supplemented with photos of period coins, biographies of kings and explanations of events.
Timeline supplemented with photos of period coins, biographies of kings and explanations of events.
Ancient Biography - Cornelius Nepos - Plutarch - Tacitus - Suetonius
Biography was not a major literary genre in the ancient world. Of course, historians did include some biographical information in their works, but biography, the story of someone's life, was considered a lesser genre
Biography was not a major literary genre in the ancient world. Of course, historians did include some biographical information in their works, but biography, the story of someone's life, was considered a lesser genre