Herodotus and an Egyptian mirage

Moyer, Ian S.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511894992.002

Egypt and the Limits of Hellenism 2011

DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511894992.002

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Herodotus and an Egyptian mirage

Ian S. Moyer

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“…Secondly, because he is considered to be a key player in the development of a chronological system. Chronology in this debate takes different forms, varying from chronographic reconstructions of events from the Greek past to attempts at synchronizing world history (MEYER, 1892;HEIDEL, 1935;FRITZ, 1936;PRAKKEN, 1940;WADE-GERY, 1952;BOER, 1954;MITCHEL, 1956;MILLER, 1965;DREWS, 1969;BALL, 1979;CARTLEDGE, 1979, p. 293-298;THOMAS, 1989THOMAS, , 2001bCARRIÈRE, 1998;VANNICELLI, 2001;MOYER, 2002MOYER, , 2011VARTO, 2009).…”

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Genealogy in the development of ancient historiography: Genealogy and history in Herodotus

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In this article, I suggest that genealogy was a rhetorical strategy to build authority in the ancient history writing. In this way, I divide my argument into four parts. Firstly, I present my understanding of genealogy and authority, as these concepts orient my selection and analysis of the evidence. Secondly, I turn to the genealogical evidence, trying to demonstrate its relation with controversial debates and its role as a rhetorical tool. For this, I compare Herodotus’ and Isocrates’ use of genealogy, and suggest that genealogy was a form of tekmerion. Thirdly, I try to substantiate this hypothesis by looking at both Aristotle’s definition of tekmerion and to what extent Herodotus and Isocrates share his understanding of this word. Finally, I present considerations about why genealogy was such a powerful rhetorical resource in discourses of various nature, history included.

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“…Important publications have followed Thomas' work, contributing to more balanced and innovative analyses of genealogical chronology in the Histories (THOMAS, 1989(THOMAS, , see also 2001bcf. VANNICELLI, 2001;MOYER, 2002MOYER, , 2011. However, there is more to be said about Herodotus' other deployments of genealogies in the narrative.…”

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Genealogy in the development of ancient historiography: Genealogy and history in Herodotus

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