Library of History is in three parts: mythical history to the Trojan War; history to Alexander’s death (323 BC); history to 54 BC. Books 1–5 and 11–20 survive complete, the rest in fragments.
Leucippe and Clitophon, written in the second century AD, is exceptional among the ancient romances in being a first-person narrative: the adventures of the young couple are... Læs mere
Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. AD 150–235, was born in Bithynia. Dio’s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors.
Quintilian, born in Spain about AD 35, became a renowned and successful teacher of rhetoric in Rome. In The Orator’s Education (Institutio Oratoria), a... Læs mere
The surviving works of the Roman Emperor Julian “the Apostate” (AD 331 or 332–363) include eight Orations; Misopogon (Beard-hater), assailing the morals of the people of... Læs mere
Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. AD 150–235, was born in Bithynia. Dio’s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors.
The letters of Pliny the Younger (ca. AD 61–ca. 112), a polished social document of his times, include descriptions of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 and the earliest pagan... Læs mere
As examples of Greek oratory the speeches of Aeschines (390 or 389–314 BC) rank next to those of Demosthenes, and are important documents for the study of Athenian diplomacy and inner politics.... Læs mere
The only extant work by Livy is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BC. Of its 142 books, 1–10, 21–45 (except parts of 41 and 43–45), fragments, and short summaries remain.
Demosthenes (384–322 BC), orator at Athens, was a pleader in law courts who also became a champion of Athenian greatness and Greek... Læs mere
In his seventeen-book Geography, Strabo (ca. 64 BC–ca. AD 25) discusses geographical method, stresses the value of geography, and draws attention to the physical,... Læs mere
Minor works by Xenophon (ca. 430–ca. 354 BC) include Hiero, a dialogue on... Læs mere