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Beck 2012: "Cicero, in a famous verdict on the beginnings of Roman historiography, claims that Pictor’s books were “nothing more than a compilation of yearly chronicles,” unadorned in their style and without interpretative skills (De or. 2.51–3). This, along with Cicero’s proclaimed connection between Fabius’ work and the so-called ANNALES MAXIMI, has led scholars to label early Roman historiography as “annalistic.” A glance at the surviving fragments, however, makes it plain that the conceptual assumptions of this model (lack of style, a mere compilation of people, places and prodigies) are not accurate." Beck, Hans (2012). "Fabius Pictor, Quintus". The Encyclopedia of Ancient History. Wiley-Blackwell. doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah08065. ISBN978-1-4443-3838-6.
