The criticism of Polybius to the composition of historical speeches by Timaeus (Plb.12.25a-28a)

• Grant number: 13/11809-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2013
• End date: July 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Classical Languages
• Principal Investigator: Breno Battistin Sebastiani
• Grantee: Flávia Fernandes Benini
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project seeks to investigate the ethos of Polybius and the ethos of Timaeus, as produced by Polybius in his book 12. Another objective of this project is to identify the criteria and critical elements of Polybius to the method employed by Timaeus in the composition of speeches in his narrative. (AU)