An edition of Roman history (1519)

Histoire romaine, livres 48 et 49

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An edition of Roman history (1519)

Histoire romaine, livres 48 et 49

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Brings to life for us the unrest and conspiracies, the struggle over the imperial succession, the prodigies and portents, the military campaigns all the way from Ethiopia to Yugoslavia. The author shows us the ruthless power-seeking as the 400-year-old republic finally collapsed and makes a great set-piece of the battle of Actium -- where Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra to become master of the world. He also inserts fictionalized speeches into his narrative, which offer his own profound political reflections or dramatize the many different attitudes to the emperor. The fascinating debate between the great general Agrippa and Maecenas (the patron of Horace and Virgil) on the merits of republicanism and monarchy confronts issues which are still very much alive today.

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Belles Lettres, Les Belles Lettres
Language
French, Ancient Greek
Pages
213

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Subjects

Biography Early works to 1800 Emperors History Rome Civil War, 43-31 B.C. Rome Civil War, 49-45 B.C. Early works Rome, history, empire, 30 b.c.-476 a.d. Rome, history, tiberius, 14-37 Sources Critica e interpretazione Grec (Langue) Textes Histoire Literatura Latina Roman history (Cassius Dio Cocceianus) Rome, history Ouvrages avant 1800 Empereurs Biographies Kommentar Romeinse oudheid

People

Cassius Dio Cocceianus Cassius Dio Cocceinaus Julius Caesar Pompey the Great (106-48 B.C)

Places

Rome

Times

53-44 B.C. Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D. Caligula, 37-41 Civil War, 43-31 B.C. Civil War, 49-45 B.C. Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. Republic, 265-30 B.C. Tiberius, 14-37

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Cover of: Histoire romaine, livres 48 et 49
Histoire romaine, livres 48 et 49
1994, Belles Lettres, Les Belles Lettres
in French and Ancient Greek
Cover of: The Roman history
The Roman history: the reign of Augustus
1987, Penguin Books
in English and Ancient Greek
Cover of: A commentary on the fifty-third book of Dio Cassius' Roman history
A commentary on the fifty-third book of Dio Cassius' Roman history
1916, University Library
in English
Cover of: Diōnos Kassiou Kokkēianou Rōmaikē historia.
Diōnos Kassiou Kokkēianou Rōmaikē historia.
1863, in aedibus B. G. Teubneri
in Ancient Greek
Cover of: Ton Dionos tou Kassiou Romaikon historion biblia pente kai eikosi =
Ton Dionos tou Kassiou Romaikon historion biblia pente kai eikosi =: Dionis Cassii Romanarum historiarum libri XXV
1592, Excudebat Henricus Stephanus
in Ancient Greek

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Paris
Series
Collection des universités de France,
Other Titles
Histoire romaine

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
937
Library of Congress
DG268 .C3714 1991b, DG268.C3714 1991b

The Physical Object

Pagination
clxvii, 213 p. :
Number of pages
213

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL893463M
Internet Archive
histoireromainel0000cass
ISBN 10
2251004416
LCCN
95184105
OCLC/WorldCat
34076548
Goodreads
5114507

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Work ID
OL985490W

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