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  • Delphi Collected Fragments of Ennius (Illustrated)

    by Ennius ...
    Translated by E. H. Warmington ...
    Series Book 88 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The father of Roman literature, Quintus Ennius (239–169 BC) was instrumental in creating a new Roman literary identity. Though later overshadowed by Virgil’s ‘The Aeneid’, Ennius was revered by his contemporaries for producing the first true Latin epic poem. ‘The Annals’ covered Roman history from the fall of Troy to the censorship of Cato the Elder. Sadly, Ennius’ works survive only in fragments, ... Read more

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    by Flavius Eutropius ...
    Series Book 97 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The Roman historian Eutropius flourished in the fourth century AD and is the author of ‘Breviarium historiae Romanae’, a compendium of ten books of Roman history, from the foundation of the city to the accession of Valens. It has come down to us complete and was compiled with considerable care and written with impartiality in a succinct style. It is particularly useful to historians for its ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Manetho (Illustrated)

    by Manetho ...
    Translated by W. G. Waddell ...
    Series Book 85 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    An Egyptian priest that flourished in the third century BC, Manetho wrote ‘Aegyptiaca’ (History of Egypt), which provided a detailed history of his homeland to the Hellenic world. Although his original texts are now largely lost, important remains have survived, transmitted to us as fragments from several ancient authors. For many centuries, before hieroglyphics could be read, Manetho’s writings ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Velleius Paterculus (Illustrated)

    by Velleius Paterculus ...
    Series Book 98 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The Roman historian Velleius Paterculus lived during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius, serving as a military tribune and later as a cavalry officer and legatus in Germany and Pannonia. Written in a highly rhetorical style, his ‘Compendium of Roman History’ is a summary of Roman history from the mythical fall of Troy to AD 29. As Paterculus approaches his own times, he becomes much fuller in his ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Julian (Illustrated)

    by Julian the Apostate ...
    Series Book 82 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A man of unusually complex character, Julian the Apostate was a military commander, philosopher, social reformer and man of letters. He was the last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire and it was his wish to bring the Empire back to its ancient Roman values in order to save it from ‘dissolution’. He purged the top-heavy state bureaucracy and attempted to revive traditional Roman religious ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Athenaeus (Illustrated)

    by Athenaeus ...
    Series Book 83 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A rhetorician of the late second century, Athenaeus wrote ‘The Deipnosophistae’ (‘Dinner-Table Philosophers’), a fifteen-book encyclopaedia of information on the ancient world, preserving otherwise lost treasures from many important writers. The text is structured as a dialogue in the vein of Plato, offering an amusing account of a Greek symposium. ‘The Deipnosophistae’ details the many different ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Illustrated)

    by Dionysius of Halicarnassus ...
    Series Book 79 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A historian of the first century BC, Dionysius of Halicarnassus taught rhetoric in Rome while studying the Latin language, collecting material for his magnum opus, ‘Roman Antiquities’. Dionysius states that his objects in writing history were to please lovers of noble deeds and to repay the benefits he had enjoyed while living in Rome, though he wrote also to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Delphi ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Epictetus (Illustrated)

    by Epictetus ...
    Translated by George Long, W. A. Oldfather ...
    Series Book 86 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A Greek Stoic philosopher of the first and second century, Epictetus settled permanently in Nicopolis in Epirus, where he founded his own school, which he called a ‘healing place for sick souls.’ There he taught a practical philosophy, which has been recorded by his principal student Arrian, the famous author of the historical work ‘Anabasis of Alexander’. The ‘Discourses’ present Epictetus’ Stoic ... Read more

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  • Delphi Complete Works of Herodian (Illustrated)

    by Herodian of Antioch ...
    Translated by Edward C. Echols ...
    Series Book 101 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Flourishing in the third century, Herodian of Antioch wrote a ‘Roman History’, covering the period of the Roman Empire from the death of Marcus Aurelius (AD 180) to the accession of Gordian III (238). It was a century of turbulent strife, when a succession of frontier crises and a disastrous lack of economic planning established a pattern of military coups and increasing cultural divides. Herodian ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Cato the Elder (Delphi Classics)

    by Cato the Elder, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 67 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Revered statesman and soldier, Cato the Elder was the first important writer in Latin prose. His work ‘On Agriculture’ is famed for its direct, wise and grimly humorous style, providing a valuable insight of a contemporary farmer’s work, as well as interesting details of Roman domestic life. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Silius Italicus (Delphi Classics)

    by Silius Italicus, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 56 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The epic poem ‘Punica’, concerning Rome’s Second War with Carthage and the legendary conflict between the generals Hannibal and Scipio Africanus, is the longest surviving epic of Latin literature. A masterpiece of the Silver Age of Roman poetry, the ‘Punica’ fuses the significance of Livy’s history with the polished verse of Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Frontinus (Delphi Classics)

    by Frontinus, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 55 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The Roman civil officer Frontinus enjoyed a distinguished career, leaving behind his famous ‘Aqueducts of Rome’ treatise, offering an intriguing viewpoint of the workings of ancient Rome. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents Frontinus’ ... Read more

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