Thucydides the rhetor: Thucydides in the late antique classroom (Vandalia, Sept. 2016) (original) (raw)
Thucydides was very popular among late antique rhetors. His Histories was widely read in rhetorical schools. Since this was the first time many ancients would have encountered Thucydides, how he was studied in schools can influence his overall reception. This paper examines how he was read in schools and suggests how the habits of ancient rhetors may have influenced ancient reading habits.
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