The Historians of Ancient Rome (3rd Ed.) An Anthology of the Major Writings Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World Series
Auteur : Mellor Ronald
The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive collection of ancient sources for Roman history available in a single English volume. After a general introduction on Roman historical writing, extensive passages from more than a dozen Greek and Roman historians and biographers trace the history of Rome over more than a thousand years: from the city?s foundation by Romulus in 753 B.C.E. (Livy) to Constantine?s edict of toleration for Christianity (313 C.E.)
Selections include many of the high points of Rome?s climb to world domination: the defeat of Hannibal; the conquest of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean; the defeat of the Catilinarian conspirators; Caesar?s conquest of Gaul; Antony and Cleopatra; the establishment of the Empire by Caesar Augustus; and the "Roman Peace" under Hadrian and long excepts from Tacitus record the horrors of the reigns of Tiberius and Nero.
The book is intended both for undergraduate courses in Roman history and for the general reader interested in approaching the Romans through the original historical sources. Hence, excerpts of Polybius, Livy, and Tacitus are extensive enough to be read with pleasure as an exciting narrative. Now in its third edition, changes to this thoroughly revised volume include a new timeline, translations of several key inscriptions such as the Twelve Tables, and additional readings. This is a book which no student of Roman history should be without.
Preface to the Third Edition Timeline Introduction Reading Ancient Historians 1. Historical Inscriptions 2. Polybius 3. Sallust 4. Cicero 5. C. Julius Caesar 6. Cornelius Nepos 7. Livy 8. Velleius Paterculus 9. Josephus 10. Suetonius 11. Tacitus 12. Pliny the Younger 13. Plutarch 14. Appian 15. Cassius Dio 16. Lactantius 17. Eusebius 18. Scriptores Historiae Augustae 19. Ammianus Marcellinus 20. Zosimus Bibliography Index
Ronald Mellor is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has been teaching Greek and Roman History, western civilization, and ancient world history since 1976. He was for five years Chair of the UCLA History department. His most recent book was "Tacitus’ Annals" published in 2011 by the Oxford University Press. His research focuses on ancient religion and Roman historiography. Other book include Thea Rome (1977), From Augustus to Nero: The First Dynasty of Imperial Rome (1990), Tacitus (1993), Tacitus: The Classical Heritage (1995), The Roman Historians (1999), and Caesar Augustus and the Creation of the Roman Empire (2005).
Date de parution : 09-2012
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 09-2012
15.6x23.4 cm
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historians of ancient rome; ancient roman historians; roman historiography; Polybius; Sallust; Cicero; Julius Caesar; Cornelius Nepos; Livy; Augustus; Res gestae; Velleius Paterculus; Suetonius; Josephus; tacitus; Pliny the Younger; plutarch; Appian; Cassius Dio; Lactantius; Eusebius; Writers of Augustan History; Ammianus Marcellinus; Zosimus; roman historical inscriptions; Young Men; Lucius Calpurnius Piso; Secular Games; Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae; Decimus Junius Silanus; Quintus Fabius Maximus; Fabius Maximus; Gaius Memmius; Cross Bar; Ancient Rome; Home Towns; Gaius Plinius Secundus; Tarquinius Superbus; Tarquinius; Corrupt Governor; Decimus Brutus; Publius Lentulus; Gallia Cisalpine; Gallia Transalpina; Evelyn Shuckburgh; Marcus Vinicius; Italian Allies; Long Sword; Gallics Enators; Manius Aquilius