Appian of alexandria article about appian of alexandria by. The roman history of appian of alexandria, volume 1 alexandria. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The civil wars, five of the later books in the corpus, concern mainly the end of the roman republic and take a. After gaining roman citizenship he went to rome, practiced as a lawyer, and became a. Books on the spanish, hannibalic, punic, illyrian, syrian, mythridatic, and civil wars are extant. Yellow means that the book survives in its entirety. These are the sources and citations used to research appian. Appian article about appian by the free dictionary. He then served as a treasury lawyer in rome and subsequently as treasury procurator in egypt. Appian began writing his history around the middle of the second century ad. Appian of alexandria was a greek historian with roman citizenship who lived during the reigns.
Appian of alexandria article about appian of alexandria. The roman history of appian of alexandria ebook, 1899. Appian of alexandria, a roman attorney and prominent public official, in about 145165 a. These five books stand out because they are the only comprehensive, meticulous source available on an extremely significant historical period, during which roman politics were in turmoil because of factional strife. The roman history of appian of alexandria appianus of. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on monday, july 3, 2017. We have another seven only in fragments and ten books that are substantially complete. The books that survive in complete form deal with spain, carthage, illyria, syria, hannibal, mithradates, and. Full text of the roman history of appian of alexandria. The roman history of appian of alexandria, volume 2 bohns classical library the roman history of appian of alexandria, horace white.
He was eventually presented with the title of procurator under antoninus pius, which. Not much is known about his life beyond what can be gathered from his own writings. He references an autobiography which was not preserved with his historical works. Delphi complete works of appian illustrated by appian of. The roman history was finished before 165, because appian mentions the river.
Currently i am reading the penguin edition of appians five books on the roman civil wars of 3 31 bce, covering the era of the gracchi up to the battle of actium. The civil wars by appian of alexandria random book and. A second century greek official of alexandria, appian wrote twentyfour books of roman history, eleven of which have survived complete. A greek by nationality, appian was born in alexandria. Only sections from half of the original 24 books survive today of a much larger history known as the roman history. The most important remnants of appians work are the five books on the civil wars books 17 of the roman history. Appian wrote in greek this romaica, or history of rome, in 24 books, arranged ethnographically according to the peoples and their rulers conquered by the romans. Appians roman history download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. His roman history traced, through a series of ethnographic histories, the growth of roman power throughout italy and the mediterranean world. Appian picks up where dionysius leaves off, diving into the punic wars in volume 1, and ending with the civil wars. Author of historia romana, historia romana, appians roman history, roman history, appian, the civil wars, roman history, romaikon historion ta sozomena appianus of alexandria. The books that survive in complete form deal with spain, carthage, illyria, syria, hannibal, mithradates, and the roman civil wars from the gracchi onward.
He saw the jewish rebellion of 116 ce, and later became a roman citizen and advocate and. The civil wars war college series paperback or softback by white, horace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Of the original 24 books of appians roman history, only half have survived. A roman historian of greek descent, appian was born in alexandria c. The section of this history known as the civil wars is composed of books 17 of the original 24 of the roman history. Exploring conquests from romes earliest beginnings to the times of trajan, appians great work continues to be regarded as a valuable source of information on historical events that would otherwise have been lost long ago. Download and read online for free the roman history of appian of alexandria. Appian, roman history, volume i loeb classical library.
The civil wars, five of the later books in the corpus, concern mainly the end of the roman republic and take a conflictbased approach to history. He saw the jewish rebellion of 116 ce, and later became a roman citizen and advocate and received the. Although only his books on the roman civil wars survive in their entirety, large parts of other books have also come down to us. Appianus himself seems to be one of the lesserknown roman historians, we know he was an alexandrian, probably of greek. Appiani alexandrini romanorum historiarum quae supersunt. Appian of alexandria, flourished 2nd century ad, greek historian of the conquests by rome from the republican period into the 2nd century ad appian held public office in alexandria, where he witnessed the jewish insurrection in ad 116. Appian of alexandria, greek historian of the conquests by rome from the republican period into the 2nd century ad. History, accessible book, greek language materials. Stuttgart 198789, studienausgabe hiersemann, stuttgart, 2019, isbn 9783777219226. Download appians roman history free pdf book 1912 by translated by horace white. The civil wars, books 17 of the roman history, concern mainly the end of the roman republic and take a conflictbased view and.
After gaining roman citizenship, he was admitted to the equestrian order. Feb 24, 2015 the roman history of appian of alexandria. The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. One of the earliest examples of a venetian woodcut border appian of alexandria. Appian of alexandria because of the nature of his work, a collection of many separate geographic and period histories, his contribution to roman history is sometimes overlooked. His account of the punic wars is fortunately among these better preserved parts. After gaining roman citizenship he went to rome, practiced as a lawyer, and became a procurator financial agent of the government under the emperor.
He held various administrative positions in alexandria, and then went to rome ca. However, his original 24 books, written in greek, provides valuable insight into several aspects of the roman world. Appian appianus was a greek official of alexandria. Appian of alexandria lived in the earlytomid second century ad, a time when the pax romana flourished. The section of this history known as the civil wars is composed of books 17 of the original 24 of the. Exploring conquests from romes earliest beginnings to the times of trajan, appians great work continues to be regarded as a valuable source of information on historical events that would otherwise. Ad 165 was a roman historian of greek ethnicity who flourished during the reigns of emperors of rome trajan, hadrian, and antoninus pius. Horace white published by harvard university press 19. Ad 165 was a roman historian of greek origin who flourished during the reigns of emperors of rome trajan, hadrian, and antoninus pius.
Nov 08, 2015 the roman history of appian of alexandria, volume 1 alexandria. The roman history of appian of alexandria, volume 1. Roman history, volume iv appian harvard university press. Appian s roman history, with an english translation by horace white. Appian was an alexandrian greek born in the late first century a. Appian, the mithridatic wars appian of alexandria c. He saw the jewish rebellion of 116 ce, and later became a roman citizen and advocate and received the rank of eques knight. Appian held public office in alexandria, where he witnessed the jewish insurrection in ad 116. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read appians roman history.
Iliff robson and horace white page images at hathitrust. Appians roman history free pdf book 1912 by translated. Aug, 2017 the most important remnants of appians work are the five books on the civil wars books 17 of the roman history. Appians roman history, with an english translation by horace white. Those that remain provide invaluable insight into roman culture, politics, and history found nowhere else. He was eventually presented with the title of procurator under antoninus pius, which allowed him to spend time on his historia romana. The part on the roman civil wars survives in its entirety while substantial parts of the remainder survive as well. Nov 21, 2011 currently i am reading the penguin edition of appians five books on the roman civil wars of 3 31 bce, covering the era of the gracchi up to the battle of actium.
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