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'''Appian''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''{{polytonic|Αππιανος}}'' |
'''Appian of [[Alexandria]]''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''{{polytonic|Αππιανος}}''; ''c.'' 95 – ''c.'' 165) was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who flourished during the reigns of [[Trajan]], [[Hadrian]] and [[Antoninus Pius]]. |
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He was born ca. [[95]] in Alexandria. He tells us that, after having filled the chief offices in the [[Roman province|province]] of [[Aegyptus Province|Egypt]], he repaired to [[Rome]] ca. [[120]], where he practiced as an [[advocate]], pleading cases before the [[Roman emperor|emperors]]. In [[147]] at the earliest he was appointed to the office of [[procurator]], probably in Egypt, on the recommendation of his friend [[Marcus Cornelius Fronto]]. The position of procurator was open only to members of the [[equestrian (Roman)|equestrian]] class. |
He was born ca. [[95]] in Alexandria. He tells us that, after having filled the chief offices in the [[Roman province|province]] of [[Aegyptus Province|Egypt]], he repaired to [[Rome]] ca. [[120]], where he practiced as an [[advocate]], pleading cases before the [[Roman emperor|emperors]]. In [[147]] at the earliest he was appointed to the office of [[procurator]], probably in Egypt, on the recommendation of his friend [[Marcus Cornelius Fronto]]. The position of procurator was open only to members of the [[equestrian (Roman)|equestrian]] class. |
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Appian of Alexandria (Greek: Template:Polytonic; c. 95 – c. 165) was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who flourished during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
He was born ca. 95 in Alexandria. He tells us that, after having filled the chief offices in the province of Egypt, he repaired to Rome ca. 120, where he practiced as an advocate, pleading cases before the emperors. In 147 at the earliest he was appointed to the office of procurator, probably in Egypt, on the recommendation of his friend Marcus Cornelius Fronto. The position of procurator was open only to members of the equestrian class.
His work (Ῥωμαικα, known in English as the Roman History) in twenty-four books, written in Greek before 165, is more a number of monographs than a connected history. It gives an account of various peoples and countries from the earliest times down to their incorporation into the Roman Empire, and survives in complete books and considerable fragments. In spite of its unattractive style, the work is very valuable, especially for the period of the civil wars.
The civil wars, five of the later books in the corpus, concern mainly the end of the republic, and take a conflict based approach to history.
Editions
- Editio princeps, 1551
- Schweighauser, 1785
- Bekker, 1852
- Ludwig Mendelssohn, 1878-1905, Appiani Historia Romana, Bibliotheca Teubneriana
- Paul Goukowsky, 1997-, Appien. Histoire romaine (Greek text, French translation, notes), Collection Budé
English translations:
- W. B., 1578 (black letter) - possibly William Barker - used by Shakespeare
- J. D[avies], 1679
- Horace White, 1899 (Bohn's Classical Library);
- Book i. edited by James Leigh Strachan-Davidson, 1902.
References
- William Smith (ed) (1870), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 1 pp. 247-248
External links
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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