Histoire et géographie chez les auteurs grecs d’époque romaine
Du IIe s. av. J.-C. au VIe s. apr. J.-C.
sous la direction de Michèle Coltelloni Trannoy et Sébastien Morlet
d’époque ou d’appartenance religieuse, il s’agit de clarifier le rapport qu’entretiennent histoire et géographie chez les auteurs grecs contemporains de la République et de l’Empire romains. Les historiens au sens strict y côtoient des auteurs qui, dans d’autres genres littéraires, ont été eux aussi confrontés au problème posé par l’articulation de l’histoire et de la géographie.
From its very beginning within Greek literature, it is well known that historical writing summoned knowledge that in modern terms belongs to ‘geography,’ both physical and human. Narrative as an explanatory model constantly integrated descriptions of territories and peoples. To what extent did historical discourse shape geographical statements? Conversely, in what measure may a certain way of dealing with geography have influenced the writing of history? This book addresses both questions. Beyond distinctions based on genres, times and religious backgrounds, it seeks to shed light on the relations between history and geography in the works of Greek authors during the Roman Republic and Empire. Historians in the strict sense are considered alongside authors writing in other literary genres, who also grappled with the problem of combining history and geography.