The internal conflicts of Rome, from the Gracchi to the Empire. Appianus (Appian) is one of the main sources for the history of the Roman Republic, particularly in the second and first centuries BC, and in some cases our only source, such as for the Third Punic War and the destruction of Carthage. Born around 95 AD, Appian was an official of Alexandria who had access to the highest political and literary circles and later became a Roman citizen and supporter. Apparently possessing equestrian rank, he was later offered a procuratorship. He died during the reign of Antoninus Pius (emperor 138–161). Appian’s theme is the process by which the Roman Empire achieved its current prosperity, and his unique method is to trace in individual books the history of each nation’s wars with Rome, up to its own civil wars. Although this triumph of “harmony and monarchy” was achieved through characteristic Roman virtues, Appian is unusually objective about Rome’s weaknesses during this course. His history is particularly strong on economic matters and the business of war and diplomacy. Of the original twenty-four books of the work, only the Preface and Books 6–9 and 11–17 are preserved complete or nearly so: those concerning the Spaniards, Hannibal, Africa, the Illyrians, the Syrians, and the Mithridatic wars, as well as five books on the civil wars. This edition of Appian replaces the original Loeb edition of Horace White and adds the fragments, as well as the letter to Fronto.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Type
- General History
- Theme
- World History
- Time Period
- Classical & Hellenistic Period, Middle Ages
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 352
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Dimensions
- 11.2x16.5 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780674997318
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