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The Wars of the Romans in Iberia
Appian
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Description for The Wars of the Romans in Iberia
Paperback. Editor(s): Richardson, John. Series: Classical Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages, text, translation and commentary. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDAR; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Appian wrote his Roman History in the second century AD as a series of books arranged geographically to chronicle the rise of the Roman Empire. His Iberike, of which this is the first translation with historical commentary in English, deals with the Romans' wars in the Iberian peninsula from the third to the first centuries BC. It is the only continuous source for much of the history of this crucial period in one of the earliest regions of Rome's imperial expansion, and so fills in the gap made by the loss of Livy's later books. He describes the major campaigns ... Read more
Appian wrote his Roman History in the second century AD as a series of books arranged geographically to chronicle the rise of the Roman Empire. His Iberike, of which this is the first translation with historical commentary in English, deals with the Romans' wars in the Iberian peninsula from the third to the first centuries BC. It is the only continuous source for much of the history of this crucial period in one of the earliest regions of Rome's imperial expansion, and so fills in the gap made by the loss of Livy's later books. He describes the major campaigns ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Aris & Phillips Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856687204
SKU
V9780856687204
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About Appian
John Richardson was appointed to the first chair of Classics at the University of Edinburgh in 1987, which he held until he retired in 2002; he has held an honorary professorship at the University of Durham since 2003. He is a leading authority on Roman Spain, and his many books and articles include ‘The Romans in Spain’ (Blackwell), and ‘The ... Read more
Reviews for The Wars of the Romans in Iberia
'Richardson has produced an edition which should indeed add impetus to the welcome upsurge of interest in this intriguing period and a writer who, as Richardson puts it, "has more to be said for him than has always been acknowledged". [It] throws a welcome light upon Appian's recurring themes and concerns as a historiographer.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.08.36