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... influence of Aristotle . In Book III , 6 , 7 , Polybius distinguishes between his- torical causes of wars and the occasions or pretexts , and complains that preceding historians have not perceived this difference in all cases . Cause in ...
... influence of Aristotle . In Book III , 6 , 7 , Polybius distinguishes between his- torical causes of wars and the occasions or pretexts , and complains that preceding historians have not perceived this difference in all cases . Cause in ...
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... influence of the Renaissance of the twelfth century , but independently of that intellectual awakening , Norman influence itself was a powerful factor in promoting this development . Lanfranc's re- form of education must be given credit ...
... influence of the Renaissance of the twelfth century , but independently of that intellectual awakening , Norman influence itself was a powerful factor in promoting this development . Lanfranc's re- form of education must be given credit ...
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... influence - Livy and Polybius . Livy's pictured page and the division of his work into " dec- ades " became a model of style and form . On the other hand , not the form but the spirit , not the style but the thought of Polybius were of ...
... influence - Livy and Polybius . Livy's pictured page and the division of his work into " dec- ades " became a model of style and form . On the other hand , not the form but the spirit , not the style but the thought of Polybius were of ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I THE ANCIENT ORIENT | 3 |
ANCIENT GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY | 21 |
THE ALEXANDRIAN AND POSTALEXANDRIAN EPOCH | 41 |
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