Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.So don't be surprised if they contain errors - please e-mail any corrections to. Many of these translations are new and the others have all been re-edited, before being put on this website. Valerius Maximus: Memorable Deeds and Sayingsĩ00 examples of virtues and vices, mostly taken from Roman history.† Sallust (Sallustius Crispus): Historiesįragments of a detailed history of the Roman world from 78 to 67 B.C.Įxtracts from an ancient commentary on the speeches of Cicero.† Porphyrius: Comments on the book of Daniel - FGrH_260Īn attempt to explain Daniel by reference to Hellenistic history.Hundreds of stories of how Greek and Roman generals outwitted their enemies Plutarch, Sayings of kings and commandersĪ varied collection of sayings, attributed to famous Greeks and Romans.Histories of three philosophical schools, and a biography of PhilonidesĪthenian orators, most of whom lived in the 4th century B.C. Philodemus, On Hellenistic Philosophers.Cornelius Nepos, Great Generals of Foreign NationsĪ life of Cicero's friend, mostly written during his lifetimeĮxcerpts from a biography of Augustus, up to the year 44 B.C.Ī list of many prodigies and omens during the years 190-11 B.C.Ī history of Rome, from the earliest times until the 5th century A.D.Two episodes in the persecution of the Jews by Antiochus EpiphanesĪ list of 35 memorable days in Jewish historyĪ local history, containing much unique material The Jews escape from persecution by the Egyptian king, in 217 B.C. The Maccabean family leads the Jews to independence, 175-134 B.C.Īnother account of the Maccabean revolt, 180-160 B.C. Short lives of Apollonius, Aratus, Lycophron, Menander and Theocritus Justinus: Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' historiesĪ history of the world, with an emphasis on Hellenistic history.Part of long history of the Jews: books 12-15Ī history of the Jews from 170 B.C. The fullest ancient chronicle, based on Eusebius' chronological tables Jerome ( Hieronymus ): Chronological Tables - Olympiads 111 to 203 Parts of a History of Rome, describing various events from 163 B.C. Ī list of the consuls and other Roman magistrates for each yearĪ list of Roman Triumphs, down to the reign of AugustusĪ brief summary of how the Romans won their empire † Excerpta Latina Barbari - pages 32A - 36B, 44A, 46A - 55AĪn eccentric chronicle, dating from about 500 A.D.Ī very short history of the period 107 to 72 B.C.Īugustus on the deification of Julius Caesar.Here Eusebius presents the evidence for the dates in his chronological tables Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers :īook 7 (life of Zenon) and Book 10 (life of Epicurus).Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library - Books 33 - 40įragments of the last section of Diodorus' history of the world, from 145 B.C.Selected speeches by Rome's most famous orator. Letters sent before and after the assassination of CaesarĪ dialogue featuring Scipio Aemilianus, set in the year 129 B.C. Alexander Romance ("Pseudo-Callisthenes")Ī widely-read fictional account of the life of Alexander the GreatĪ fanciful account of the translation of the Hebrew Bible into GreekĪ compilation of table talk, full of information about life in ancient GreeceĬandid descriptions of the leading Roman orators, down to the time of CiceroĪ dialogue with many anecdotes about Roman orators, set in the year 91 B.C.Links to collections of inscriptions and papyri can be found on the documents index page links to translations of Greek and Latin poetry can be found on the poetry index page and links to translations on other websites can be found in the list of sources and translations. Translations marked with a † have been created especially for this website. Translations of some other Greek and Latin authors can be found via the additional translations page. These are English translations of some sources for Greek and Roman history from 323 to 30 B.C.
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