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Fiction as history : Nero to Julian

by G. W. Bowersock

This study examines the relationship between historical and fictional truths in second-century Greek and Latin pagan literature. It explores how these narratives were influenced by emerging Christian Gospels and reflects the social attitudes of the period.

Accession 12582 ISBN 9780520088245 Publisher University of California Press
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