CLA260H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Epigraphy, Fergus Millar, Epic Poetry
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Thucydides does not use the term: he describes what he is doing as sungraphe writing down : take particular note of what the textbook says on page 157: History is never simply a list of dates and events to be memorized. History [] always involves a selection of the information and a structuring of the information [] . Homeric epic provided complex and sophisticated models for later authors for both selection and structuring Note also the way in which hesiod structures his story about the past in the works and days. But if the making and display of inscriptions is attested in many cultures, it was so distinctive a feature of graeco-roman civilisation that it deserves consideration as a major cultural phenomenon in its own right. On this subject generally make sure you read in chapter 17 the opening paragraph and pages 222-228.
