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  • History of the Wars, Books I - II

    by Procopius Procopius ...
    Procopius is known to posterity as the historian of the eventful reign of Justinian (527-565 A.D.), and the chronicler of the great deeds of the general Belisarius. He was born late in the fifth century in the city of Caesarea in Palestine. As to his education and early years we are not informed, but we know that he studied to fit himself for the legal profession. He came as a young man to ... Read more

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  • Procopius' History of the Wars, books 1 to 6

    by Procopius ...
    History of three wars from the reign of Justinian, Byzantine emperor -- The Persian War, The Vandalic War, and The Gothic War. According to Wikipedia: "Procopius of Caesarea (Latin: Procopius Caesarensis, c. AD 500 c. AD 565) was a prominent Byzantine scholar from Palestine. Accompanying the general Belisarius in the wars of the Emperor Justinian I, he became the principal historian of the 6th ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Cassius Dio (Delphi Classics)

    by Cassius Dio, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 21 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Cassius Dio’s ‘Roman History’ in 80 Books spans the founding of Rome, the formation of the Republic, the creation of the Empire and charts the Romans' greatest achievements up until AD 229. Composed over 22 years, the monumental work provides modern readers with an intriguing perspective on Roman history. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with ... Read more

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  • The Makers of Rome

    by Plutarch ...
    Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert ...
    These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. Selected from Plutarch's Roman Lives, they include prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history, such as soldierly Marcellus, eloquent Cato and cautious Fabius ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Appian (Delphi Classics)

    by Appian of Alexandria, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 63 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A second century Greek official of Alexandria, Appian wrote twenty-four books of ‘Roman History’, eleven of which have survived complete. Exploring conquests from Rome’s earliest beginnings to the times of Trajan, Appian’s great work continues to be regarded as a valuable source of information on historical events that would otherwise have been lost long ago. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Procopius (Delphi Classics)

    by Procopius of Caesarea, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 65 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Commonly regarded as the last major historian of the ancient Western world, Procopius of Caesarea accompanied the Roman general Belisarius in the wars of the Emperor Justinian. Procopius became the principal historian of the sixth century, writing the major work ‘The Wars of Justinian, in addition to ‘The Buildings of Justinian’ and the infamous ‘Secret History’. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series ... Read more

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  • The Complete Procopius

    The Wars of Justinian, the Secret History of the Court of Justinian, and the Buildings of Justinian

    by Procopius of Caesarea ...
    Series series Texts From Ancient Rome
    "The Complete Procopius Anthology" contains the complete works of Procopius of Caesarea, including "The Buildings of Justinian" in digital ebook format for the first time, as well as "The Wars of Justinian", and "The Secret History of the Courts of Justinian".Procopius of Caesarea was a prominent Byzantine scholar from the region of Palaestina Prima, and is widely considered to be the last major ... Read more

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  • The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus

    by Ammianus Marcellinus ...
    Covering the reigns of the emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens. According to Wikipedia: " Ammianus Marcellinus (325/330–after 391) was a fourth-century Roman historian. He wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from Antiquity (the last was written by Procopius). His work chronicled in Latin the history of Rome from 96 to 378, although only the sections ... Read more

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  • The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Volume II

    by Plutarch ...
    Plutarch's Parallel Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., form a brilliant social history of the ancient world. They were originally presented in a series of books that gave an account of one Greek and one Roman life, followed by a comparison of the two: Theseus and Romulus, Alcibiades and Coriolanus, Demosthenes and Cicero, Demetrius and Antony. Plutarch was interested in ... Read more

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  • Parallel Lives - Complete

    by Plutarch ...
    Plutarch, also known as Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 A.D.) was a Greek historian and biographer best known for his parallel lives comparisons of famous Greeks and Romans. Plutarch also wrote biographies on many famous people of his day. ... Read more

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  • Dio's Rome

    by Cassius Dio ...
    An historical narrative originally composed in Greek during the reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus. According to Wikipedia: "Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus (c. AD 155 or 163/164[3] to after 229), known in English as Cassius Dio, Dio Cassius, or Dio (Dione. lib) was a Roman consul and a noted historian writing in Greek. Dio published a history ... Read more

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  • History of the Wars (Complete)

    by Procopius ...
    It will be evident that no more important or mightier deeds are to be found in history than those which have been enacted in these wars,—provided one wishes to base his judgment on the truth. For in them more remarkable feats have been performed than in any other wars with which we are acquainted; unless, indeed, any reader of this narrative should give the place of honour to antiquity, and ... Read more

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