Appian: Roman History, II, Books 8.2-12 (Loeb Classical

Appian: Roman History, II, Books 8.2-12 (Loeb Classical Library #3) (Volume II)
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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 138â€“161 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 98â€“117 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.
Country USA
Brand Harvard University Press
Manufacturer Harvard University Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 1912-01-01
EANs 9780674990043

Appian: Roman History, II, Books 8.2-12 (Loeb Classical Library #3) (Volume II)