Roman History
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Roman History is an extensive historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and expansion of Rome through a series of thematic books on its wars and political struggles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman History (Appian) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek literature
ⓘ
historical work ⓘ |
| aim | to explain how Rome came to rule the known world ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| associatedPolity | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Appian of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical sketches of Roman leaders
ⓘ
descriptions of Roman provincial administration ⓘ narratives of Roman civil conflicts ⓘ narratives of Roman foreign wars ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
expansion of Rome
ⓘ
rise of Rome ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| historianOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| historicalMethod |
arranged by peoples and regions
ⓘ
compilation from earlier sources ⓘ |
| includes |
account of the Civil Wars
ⓘ
account of the Gallic Wars (Roman expansion in Gaul) ⓘ account of the Illyrian Wars ⓘ account of the Mithridatic Wars ⓘ account of the Punic Wars ⓘ account of the Spanish Wars ⓘ account of the Syrian Wars ⓘ |
| influencedField | study of late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
imperial expansion
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internal political conflict ⓘ wars with foreign powers ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| modernTitleVariant | Roman History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSection |
The Civil Wars
NERFINISHED
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The Hannibalic War NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mithridatic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalPrinciple |
arranged by political struggles
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arranged by wars ⓘ thematic ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| perspective | pro-Roman viewpoint ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| setting | Mediterranean world ⓘ |
| structure | series of books ⓘ |
| subject | history of Rome ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Roman Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Roman Kingdom ⓘ transition from Republic to Empire ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| writtenBy | provincial of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
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