The Historians of Ancient Rome

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 937.0072037 EAN: 9780415971089 ISBN: 041597108X Label: Routledge Manufacturer: Routledge Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 632 Publication Date: 2004-07-14 Publisher: Routledge Studio: Routledge
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Editorial Reviews: From reviews of the first edition: "The Historians of Ancient Rome will certainly and deservedly satisfy many, more, in fact, than any of its competitors." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review Covering more than a thousand years of Roman history, The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive single volume of ancient sources available in English for the study of Rome. Ronald Mellor has selected extensive passages as well as complete texts by ten Greek and Roman historians, from Livy's account of the city's foundation by Romulus to the great defeat at Adrianople of Ammianus Marcellinus. Major longer works are judiciously abridged or excerpted; Sallust's "The Catilinarian Conspiracy", Suetonius's Life of Julius Caesar, and Augustus's"Res Gestae" are presented in their entirety. This second edition has been expanded to include greater coverage of the late Republic and Roman Empire.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Great! Comment: Book was exactly as described and I received it quickly, will definately do business with again. Customer Rating: Summary: Good book, overpriced. Comment: (Note: Have not yet finished all sections of the book.) I am new to the study of Roman history and historiography. This is a good intro, but one would definitely need follow-up to really flush out the work of any single historian. (OK, it's an anthology.) The section on Caesar was thin, I felt, and does not really convey why he is regarded as a great Roman thinker. Still, Mellor's input as editor is very helpful, insightful, a good basic guide. But why on earth does this text cost $30?!! (as a paperback?!) What kind of racket is academic publishing! More Reviews