Romische Geschichte Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics) - Softcover

Niebuhr, Barthold Georg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108012582 ISBN 13: 9781108012584

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The first edition of Barthold Georg Niebuhr's History of Rome was published in Berlin in 1811–1812, while the author was teaching at the new university there. The early part of the nineteenth century saw important developments in philological scholarship in Germany, and Niebuhr's international career as a statesman and scholar reflected Germany's new-found confidence in the wider world. Niebuhr later revised his work and a third volume was added in 1832; given the pace of scholarship during this period, these first two volumes constitute something of a work in progress. Although many of Niebuhr's theories have since been disproved, others had a lasting impact both on classical scholarship and on the broader understanding of history as an academic discipline. Volume 2 covers the period from the death of Spirius Cassius, ending with the Latin War and dictatorship of Publilius.

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Book Description:

This original two-volume edition of Niebuhr's History of Rome (1811–1812) is a valuable source of information on classical scholarship during a period of rapid growth. Niebuhr's work was influential both on later developments in ancient history and on the understanding of history as an academic discipline.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108012582
• ISBN 13: 9781108012584
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 588