Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories

Autores
Moreno Leoni, Álvaro Matías
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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This paper discusses the importance attributed to Polybius in recent years as a supposed precursor of global sociology, and the overlap between his universal historical discourse and the multiple local pieces of knowledge consulted by him. Two passages of his Histories are explored in detail: Plb. 9.22-26, on Hannibal; and 12.5-16, on Locri Epizephyrii. In both texts, there are some explicit references to local knowledge and perspectives, as well as an explicit authorial assessment of their historical value. An important argument here is that Polybius consciously self-fashioned as a cosmopolitan historian, stressing his own authorial competence to build a wider and deeper understanding of historical deeds.
Fil: Moreno Leoni, Álvaro Matías. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina
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POLYBIUS
HISTORIOGRAPHY
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
AUTHORITY
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories
title Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories
spellingShingle Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories
Moreno Leoni, Álvaro Matías
POLYBIUS
HISTORIOGRAPHY
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
AUTHORITY
title_short Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories
title_full Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories
title_fullStr Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories
title_full_unstemmed Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories
title_sort Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreno Leoni, Álvaro Matías
author Moreno Leoni, Álvaro Matías
author_facet Moreno Leoni, Álvaro Matías
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv POLYBIUS
HISTORIOGRAPHY
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
AUTHORITY
topic POLYBIUS
HISTORIOGRAPHY
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
AUTHORITY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper discusses the importance attributed to Polybius in recent years as a supposed precursor of global sociology, and the overlap between his universal historical discourse and the multiple local pieces of knowledge consulted by him. Two passages of his Histories are explored in detail: Plb. 9.22-26, on Hannibal; and 12.5-16, on Locri Epizephyrii. In both texts, there are some explicit references to local knowledge and perspectives, as well as an explicit authorial assessment of their historical value. An important argument here is that Polybius consciously self-fashioned as a cosmopolitan historian, stressing his own authorial competence to build a wider and deeper understanding of historical deeds.
Fil: Moreno Leoni, Álvaro Matías. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Argentina
description This paper discusses the importance attributed to Polybius in recent years as a supposed precursor of global sociology, and the overlap between his universal historical discourse and the multiple local pieces of knowledge consulted by him. Two passages of his Histories are explored in detail: Plb. 9.22-26, on Hannibal; and 12.5-16, on Locri Epizephyrii. In both texts, there are some explicit references to local knowledge and perspectives, as well as an explicit authorial assessment of their historical value. An important argument here is that Polybius consciously self-fashioned as a cosmopolitan historian, stressing his own authorial competence to build a wider and deeper understanding of historical deeds.
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Moreno Leoni, Álvaro Matías; Local knowledge and authority in Polybius' histories; Universidade de Sao Paulo. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras Clássicas; Letras Classicas; 1; 1; 12-2021; 3-28
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