Time and Narrative in Ancient Historiography

Historians often refer to past events which took place prior to their narrative''s proper past - that is, they refer to a ''plupast''. This past embedded in the past can be evoked by characters as well as by the historian in his own voice. It can bring into play other texts, but can also draw on lieux de mémoire or on material objects. The articles assembled in this volume explore the manifold for...