Written in Greek, the book was modeled after ancient Greek epics and historical writings.

这本书是用希腊文写的以史诗着作的形式和历史。

It's a national competition for historical writing.

这是个全国历史文章写作大赛。

When colonial history began to be written, and then there was nationalist historical writing, the Gupta period was latched on to as the golden age.

在开始记述印度殖民史时，有一种民族主义的书写方式将笈多王朝称为黄金时代。

Before and after his reign, Christian scholars  venerated him as a protector – a wise, guiding hand. Many contemporary sources  represent little more than state propaganda; some historical writings are even  thought to be in the emperor's own hand.

在他统治前后， 基督教学者将他尊为保护者——一只明智的指导手。许多当代资料仅代表国家宣传；一些历史著作甚至被认为掌握在皇帝的手中。