Compendium of Roman History
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Compendium of Roman History is a concise historical work that surveys Roman history from its legendary origins to the early Roman Empire, written by the historian Velleius Paterculus.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compendium of Roman History canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman literature
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historical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Historiae Romanae
NERFINISHED
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Historiae Romanae ad M. Vinicium consulem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | c. 30–31 AD ⓘ |
| author | Velleius Paterculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsAccountOf |
Roman civil wars
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career of Julius Caesar ⓘ career of Marcus Agrippa ⓘ career of Pompey ⓘ reign of Augustus ⓘ reign of Tiberius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriodEnd | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversPeriodStart | legendary origins of Rome ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Marcus Vinicius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Roman military history
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Roman political history ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalValueAs |
contemporary source for Tiberius
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evidence of early imperial ideology ⓘ |
| hasReception | valued for chronological outline of Roman history ⓘ |
| includes | brief notices of Greek history ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Italic languages ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of Rome ⓘ |
| mentions |
Battle of Actium
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Punic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman magistracies ⓘ Roman provinces ⓘ founding of Rome ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | pro-Roman imperial ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | pro-Tiberian ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | lost historical writings of Velleius Paterculus ⓘ |
| structure | two books ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Roman history scholarship
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classical philology ⓘ |
| styleDescribedAs |
concise
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rhetorical ⓘ |
| survivalState | partially preserved ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of early Roman Empire ⓘ |
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