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Appian: Roman History, I, Books 1-8.1 (Loeb Classical Library #2) (Volume I) Hardcover – January 1, 1912
Appian (Appianus) was a Greek official of Alexandria. He saw the Jewish rebellion of 116 CE, and later became a Roman citizen and advocate and received the rank of eques (knight). In his older years he held a procuratorship. He died during the reign of Antoninus Pius who was emperor 138161 CE. Honest admirer of the Roman empire though ignorant of the institutions of the earlier Roman republic, he wrote, in the simple 'common' dialect, 24 books of 'Roman affairs', in fact conquests, from the beginnings to the times of Trajan (emperor 98117 CE). Eleven have come down to us complete, or nearly so, namely those on the Spanish, Hannibalic, Punic, Illyrian, Syrian, and Mithridatic wars, and five books on the Civil Wars. They are valuable records of military history.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Appian is in four volumes.
- Print length672 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarvard University Press
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 1912
- Dimensions4.5 x 1 x 7 inches
- ISBN-100674990021
- ISBN-13978-0674990029
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- Publisher : Harvard University Press (January 1, 1912)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 672 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0674990021
- ISBN-13 : 978-0674990029
- Item Weight : 12.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.5 x 1 x 7 inches
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Hope they keep appearing, and not only the Greek ones, but the ones in Latin too.
A word of advice: Put out first, some of the more popular ones, like Homer.
All of the history of the Roman Empire by Appian is now available in this and the next volumes.
Keep up the good work.
Peter
Volume 1 covers Roman expansion in Italy to the Punic wars (the time where Rome really becomes a major player on the world stage). The introduction nicely places Appian at the pinnacle of Roman power (during the reign of Trajan) and provides an interesting historical context for the Histories.
The set is completed with Volume 2 Appian: Roman History, II, Books 8.2-12 (Loeb Classical Library #3) Volume 3 Appian: Roman History, Vol. III, The Civil Wars, Books 1-3.26 (Loeb Classical Library No. 4) and Volume 4 Appian: Roman History, Vol. IV, The Civil Wars, Books 3.27-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. 5)
Loeb's edition of of Appian's Roman History has been around for about 100 years, so it is a strong guess these volumes will be something your children and grandchildren can treasure as well.