Nepitome de caesaribus pdf

Crossreferences in general dictionaries to this page 14. Book on the emperors aurelius victor, sextus aurelius. Ad 395, and consists of seven chapters defining the text, the genre, its sources. The author used the socalled enmannsche kaisergeschichte and the now lost annales of virius. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Banchich, canisius college translated texts, number 1 buffalo, ny. The latin library the classics page the classics page. Studies open science, espacio publico, and clase social. Liverpool university press, jan 1, 1994 history 228 pages. Three circumstances, at least, suggest caution in concluding that this passage states ciceros views in any direct way. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.

The book includes discussions of the works date of composition, sources, methodology, and style. Untersuchungen zur heidnischen geschichtsschreibung des 4. An unparalleled collection of early modern books, manuscripts, and artwork connected to shakespeare, the folgers holdings have been consulted extensively in the preparation of these texts. Abbreviated from the books of sextus aurelius victor. He saw service in the east in 81, studied rhetoric at rhodes. This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for. Grant daniell, commentary on caesars gallic war, ag bg 3. Essentially a translation by joannes hispalensis of the kitab a. Bibliography includes bibliographical references and index. Of the imperatores sometimes attributed to sextus aurelius victor. The epitomizing tradition in late antiquity a companion to greek.

It is attributed to aurelius victor, but was written by an anonymous author who was very likely a pagan. Also available in digital form on the library of congress web site. Origo aurelius victor, origo gentis romanae online translation vict. Just as plato drafted a vision of an ideal state in his republic and followed that up with. This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the university of california libraries. Octavien, fils doctavius, et adopte par cesar, son grandoncle. This brief summary was written in the late 4th or early 5th century and summarizes the history of the roman empire from the time of augustus to. Gaius julius caesar commentaries on the gallic war translated by w. Cambridge texts in the history of political thought includes bibliographical references and index. It is a brief account of the reigns of the roman emperors from augustus to theodosius the great. A dictionary of greek and roman antiquities 1890, exe. C born of a high patrician family, caesar became an early supporter of the populares. The folger shakespeare library in washington, dc, is the single greatest documentary source of shakespeares works. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3.