Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Michael Rostovtzeff

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Mikhail Ivanovich Rostovtzeff, or Rostovtsev, was a Russian historian whose career straddled the 19th and 20th centuries and who produced important works on ancient Roman and Greek history. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Science.

Ukrainian - Historian | November 10, 1870 - October 20, 1952

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For long, history was mainly political history, and historical narrative was confined to an account of the most important crises in political life, or to an account of wars and great generals.

Michael Rostovtzeff

For me archaeology is not a source of illustrations for written texts, but an independent source of historical information, with no less value and importance, sometimes more importance, that the written sources.

Michael Rostovtzeff

We must learn, and we are gradually learning, how to write history with the help of archaeology.

Michael Rostovtzeff

Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Michael Rostovtzeff

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