Appian’s Roman History
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Appian’s Roman History is a multi-volume historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and conflicts of the Roman Republic, including its wars with Carthage and the career of Hannibal.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Appian’s Roman History canonical | 4 |
| Appian's Roman History | 3 |
| Appian’s "Roman History" | 1 |
| Appian’s Civil Wars | 1 |
| Appian’s account of the Punic Wars | 1 |
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Target entity: Appian’s Roman History Context triple: [Hannibal, describedIn, Appian’s Roman History]
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Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline is a historical and political treatise by Montesquieu that analyzes the factors behind the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to draw broader lessons about power, virtue, and corruption in states.
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Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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Suetonius
Suetonius was a Roman historian and biographer best known for his work "The Twelve Caesars," which provides detailed accounts of the lives of Rome’s early emperors.
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Gallic Wars
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns led by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BCE that resulted in the Roman conquest of Gaul and greatly increased Caesar’s power and fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Appian’s Roman History Target entity description: Appian’s Roman History is a multi-volume historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and conflicts of the Roman Republic, including its wars with Carthage and the career of Hannibal.
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A.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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B.
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline is a historical and political treatise by Montesquieu that analyzes the factors behind the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to draw broader lessons about power, virtue, and corruption in states.
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C.
Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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D.
Suetonius
Suetonius was a Roman historian and biographer best known for his work "The Twelve Caesars," which provides detailed accounts of the lives of Rome’s early emperors.
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E.
Gallic Wars
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns led by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BCE that resulted in the Roman conquest of Gaul and greatly increased Caesar’s power and fame.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient historiography
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historical work ⓘ |
| author | Appian of Alexandria ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in Late Antiquity and Middle Ages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
Mithridatic Wars with Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridatic Wars
Punic Wars ⓘ Roman civil wars ⓘ Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman conquest of Greece
Roman conquest of Spain ⓘ Punic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman wars with Carthage
Social War ⓘ career of Hannibal Barca ⓘ |
| genre | Roman history ⓘ |
| historicalMethod | arranged by peoples and wars rather than strict chronology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Roman Kingdom
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ transition to Roman Empire ⓘ |
| includesBook |
Roman civil wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Wars
Second Punic War ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibalica (Hannibalic War)
Iberica (Spanish Wars) ⓘ Mithridatic dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridatica (Mithridatic Wars)
Punic Wars ⓘ Syrian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Syriaca (Syrian Wars)
|
| influenced | later Roman historiography ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| latinTitle | Historia Romana ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman civil wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman civil and foreign wars
history of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | from early Rome to the establishment of the Empire ⓘ |
| notableFigureDescribed |
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
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surface form:
Hannibal Barca
Julius Caesar ⓘ Marius ⓘ Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian (Augustus)
Pompey the Great ⓘ Scipio Africanus ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
surface form:
Sulla
|
| numberOfVolumes | multiple ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Roman Greece
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surface form:
Ῥωμαικά
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| perspective | pro-Roman viewpoint ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of the Punic Wars
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history of the Roman civil wars ⓘ Late Roman Republic ⓘ
surface form:
history of the late Roman Republic
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| structure | collection of books on separate wars and peoples ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| usedBy | modern historians of Rome ⓘ |
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Subject: Appian’s Roman History Description of subject: Appian’s Roman History is a multi-volume historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and conflicts of the Roman Republic, including its wars with Carthage and the career of Hannibal.
Referenced by (10)
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