Appian: Roman History, Vol. III, The Civil Wars, Books 1-3.26 (Loeb Classical Library No. 4)
Appian; Horace White
ISBN 10: 0674990056 ISBN 13: 9780674990050
Published by Loeb Classical Library, 1964
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1964 edition of the 1913 original. Seller Inventory # ABE-1784072784501
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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 138?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 98?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.
About the Author: Horace White (1834-1916) was a writer, journalist, and editor based in Chicago and New York.
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Title: Appian: Roman History, Vol. III, The Civil ...
Publisher: Loeb Classical Library
Publication Date: 1964
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fair