Introduction
Peter Van Nuffelen
If time is the first dimension of history, then space its second, so saying goes. Time more obvious axis against which to plot histories, but historians obviously have make choices as geographical areas cover. A traditional conundrum for antiquity was how reconcile a variety theatres war with single course time. For narrative remain coherent, continuous account required, this entailed shifts in focus that threatened narrative’s clarity.1 One solution divide story into sections, seen most explicit form Wars Procopius (mid-sixth c.).
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