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Michael Rostovtzeff was a prominent Russian historian known for his studies on ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire. His work profoundly influenced the understanding of the social, economic, and political structures of these historical periods.

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“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.”

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

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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.”

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Book:A history of the ancient world

Source: A history of the ancient world

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Born: November 10, 1870
Died: October 20, 1952
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