Genealogy in the development of ancient historiography: Genealogy and history in Herodotus

In this article, I suggest that genealogy was a rhetorical strategy to build authority in the ancient history writing. way, divide my argument into four parts. Firstly, present understanding of and authority, as these concepts orient selection analysis evidence. Secondly, turn genealogical evidence, trying demonstrate its relation with controversial debates role tool. For this, compare Herodotus’ Isocrates’ use genealogy, form tekmerion. Thirdly, try substantiate hypothesis by looking at both Aristotle’s definition tekmerion what extent Herodotus Isocrates share his word. Finally, considerations about why such powerful resource discourses various nature, included.