Bøger i Translated Documents of Greece and Rome serien

The first volume is devoted to the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B. C. Charles Fornara has gathered together material compiled from inscriptions, ancient encyclopedias, scholia, and similar sources.

The first volume is devoted to the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B. C. Charles Fornara has gathered together material compiled from inscriptions, ancient encyclopedias, scholia, and similar sources.

This is a collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions and papyri in English translation. They are all primary sources for our knowledge of the history of Rome from the first emperor, Augustus, to Hadrian. This book will be useful to students and teachers of Roman history and classical civilisation.

This is a collection in English translation of Greek and Latin sources (mainly inscriptions and papyri) for the study of Greek and Roman history. The material sheds new light on the Roman presence in the Greek East from the late third century BC to the death of Augustus.

Greek and Roman history has largely been reconstructed from the works of Herodotus, Thucydides, Livy, Tacitus, and other major authors. This volume presents alternative historical sources, such as inscriptions and papyri. It aims to faithfully represent the inherent difficulties of such evidence.