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Hannibal Sources - Polybius and Livy
- Polybius
- About Him
- Greek
- But writes with the intention to
explain to Greek readers why they
should accept Roman rule
- But writes with the intention to
explain to Greek readers why they
should accept Roman rule
- Lived C.200 - 118 BC
- Historian
- Greek
- His sources
- Was an eyewitness to some events
- Uses documents and inscriptions
- Interviewed those that were there
- Was an eyewitness to some events
- Good because...
- Knowledgeable about military and politics
- Visited the places he wrote about
- Has first hand accounts of the events
- Against bias in his sources
- Wants to record the truth
- Knowledgeable about military and politics
- Bad because...
- Not free from bias
- Towards Scipio for example
- Towards Scipio for example
- Not free from bias
- About Him
- Livy
- His sources
- Mainly used...
- Polybius
- Fabius Pictor
- Valerias Antias
- Polybius
- Sometimes vague about sources used
- "Some authorities suggest..."
- "Some authorities suggest..."
- Other times precise
- "The author Celsus..."
- "The author Celsus..."
- Admits he can't always find the truth
- "I have no way of telling..."
- "I have no way of telling..."
- Mainly used...
- Good because...
- Includes speeches in his work
- Provides a lot of facts, figures and details
- Admits that he can't always find the truth
- Includes speeches in his work
- Bad because...
- Generally biased towards Rome
- Fails to correct his mistakes
- Didn't visit the places he wrote about
- Not experienced in war and politics
- Doesn't check the reliability of his sources
- Wasn't there during the events
- Didn't seek first hand accounts
- Generally biased towards Rome
- About Him
- Lived C.59 BC - 17 AD
- Wrote under Augustus
- Lived C.59 BC - 17 AD
- His sources
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