The Roman Historians

by Ronald Mellor

Book Overview

The Romans' devotion to their past pervades almost every aspect of their culture. But the clearest image of how the Romans wished to interpret their past is found in their historical writings. This book examines in detail the major Roman historians:
* Sallust
* Livy
* Tacitus
* Ammianus
as well as the biographies written by:
* Nepos
* Tacitus
* Suetonius
* the Augustan History
* the autobiographies of Julius Caesar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415117747
• ISBN13: 9780415117746
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"