Roman Antiquities, Volume II: Books 3-4 [Greek, Ancient (To 1453)]

by Dionysius of Halicarnassus

Book Overview

Roman history for a Greek audience.

Dionysius of Halicarnassus was born before 53 BC and went to Italy before 29 BC. He taught rhetoric in Rome while studying the Latin language, collecting material for a history of Rome, and writing. His Roman Antiquities began to appear in 7 BC.

Dionysius states that his objects in writing history were to please lovers of noble deeds and to repay the benefits he had enjoyed in Rome...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Greek, Ancient (To 1453)
• ISBN: 0674993829
• ISBN13: 9780674993822
• Release Date: January 1939
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.5" x 6.7"