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Historiens Grecs. Hérodote et Thucydide. Introduction par J. de Romilly. Hérodote: Texte présenté, traduit et annoté par A. Barguet. Thucydide: Texte présenté, traduit et annoté par Denis Roussel

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Denis Roussel (1923-1989), historian and translator, Professor of Ancient History at Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III. Roussel published translations of Greek texts, notably Thucydides, Xenophon, and Polybius. His own monographs include Les Historiens grecs (1973), a concise overview of Greek historiography (Herodotus, Thucydides, Polybius), and Tribu et cité (1976), a study on social groups in Greek cities during the Archaic and Classical periods.

The translation was reprinted in 2000 by Vidal-Naquet – see Roussel 2000.

Introduction by Jacqueline de Romilly, née David (1913-2010), classical philologist, historian. de Romilly studied at the École normale supérieure and earned her doctorate with a thesis on Thucydides. Professor first at the University of Lille and then at the Sorbonne, she became the first woman to teach at the Collège de France (1973) and the second woman elected to the Académie française (1988). Her scholarly work focused on Greek historiography, tragedy, and political thought, particularly Thucydides. Among her major works are Thucydide et l’impérialisme athénien (1947) and La Construction de la vérité chez Thucydide (1990). She also published widely on Aeschylus and Herodotus. Collège de France.

Related editions:

La guerre du Péloponnèse. Thucydide. Préface de Pierre Vidal-Naquet; édition et traduction de Denis Roussel

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