See main page for a guide to all contents of all sections. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Florus could have chosen to present the history of the roman people and more particularly the establishment of romes domination on earth by insisting upon the idea of the spread of romes culture, language or citizenship, but he deliberately chose to present the history of the roman people through this expansionist and martial perspective. The first book of the epitome of roman history is mainly about the establishment and growth of rome. Six thousand survivors of the revolt captured by the legions of crassus were crucified, lining the appian way from rome to capua. And the topographies of rome in old time by holland, philemon, translator. Florus second century ce wrote, in brief pointed rhetorical style, a twobook summary of roman history especially military in order to show the. Florus on eunus livius articles on ancient history. In spite of its faults, the book was much used as a handy epitome of roman history, in the middle ages, and survived as a textbook into the nineteenth century. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. Florus, born apparently in africa, lived in spain and in rome in hadrians time. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading florus epitome. Based chiefly on livy and perhaps planned to reach florus s own times, the extant work ends with augustuss reign 30 bce14 ce. He was also the first of the newfashioned poets of hadrians reign, whose special characteristic was the use of.
This is a short history gave me a chance to look up what epitome meant of roman history up to the time of trajan. The third was the only one directly to threaten the roman heartland of italia. Florus, epitome of roman history loeb classical library. Julii flori rerum a romanis gestarum libri iv, a johanne stadio emendati. Epitome of roman history florus harvard university press. Latin, 2 pages with illuminated borders and historiated initials, 3 large initials, 212 smaller initials italy, mid15th century scanned images of ms 1.
A germanicceltic confederation under the command of the cimbric king boiorix was defeated by a roman army under the joint command of the consul gaius marius and the proconsul quintus lutatius catulus. It was perhaps planned to reach his own times, but the extant work ends with augustuss reign 30 bce14 ce. Viridomarus or britomartus as translations vary, died 222 bc was a gaulish military leader who led an army against an army of the roman republic at the battle of clastidium. An xml version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer perseus any modifications you make. Epitome of roman historybook 2 wikisource, the free library. The title and the dating of floruss work have been greatly discussed, as has the identity of the author himself. Epitome of roman historybook 1 wikisource, the free.
Scipio was adopted by his first cousin, publius cornelius scipio, the eldest son of his aunt aemilia tertia and her husband publius cornelius scipio africanus, the acclaimed commander who won the decisive. Information and translations of florus in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. In the manuscripts, the writer is variously named as julius florus, lucius anneus. This epitome is a useful rapid sketch of roman military history. Florus has taken some criticism on his writing due to inaccuracies found chronologically and geographically in his stories, but even so, the epitome of roman history was vastly popular during the late antiquity and the middle ages, as well as being used as a school book until the 19th century. This work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 3. Romansites is also especially good at keeping track of changes in urls. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Florus second century ce wrote, in brief pointed rhetorical style, a two book summary of roman history especially military in order to show the greatness and decline of roman morals. The founder of the city and empire was romulus, the son of mars and rhea sylvia. It was particularly alarming to rome because its military seemed powerless to suppress it. Epitome of philippicsand in 1818 his translation of florus epitome of the roman history.
Florus is one of the most famous roman historians, and lived between the first and second centuries a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The priestess, when pregnant, confessed this fact of herself, nor did report, soon afterwards, testify a doubt of it, as, being thrown, with his brother remus, into the river by order of amulius, he could not be destroyed. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
His epitome of roman history traces the history of rome from its founding to approximately 25 a. We shall summarize these debates by recalling that floruss. This volume of the loeb classical library series 1929 contains lucius annaeus florus epitome of roman history and cornelius nepos the book on the great generals of foreign nations and the surviving excerpts from the book on latin historians. However, paul jal has rightly noticed that floruss project may have not been to offer a compilation of livys history of rome jal, nature et signification, p.
A guide to roman websites which assesses the other megasites. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Epitome of roman historybook 2 wikisource, the free. He wrote, in brief pointed rhetorical style, a summary of roman history especially wars in two books in order to show the greatness and decline of roman morals. Causa tantae calamitatis eadem quae 1 omnium, nimia felicitas. Plutarch, appian and florus all claim that spartacus died during the battle, but appian also reports that his body was never found. The greek essayist plutarch describes spartacus as a thracian of nomadic stock, in a possible reference to the maedi tribe. Florus by lucius annaeus florus book 28 editions published. Epitome of roman historybook 1 wikisource, the free library. Florus, epitome of the roman history of titus livius, preface. Based chiefly on livy and perhaps planned to reach floruss own times, the extant work ends with augustuss reign 30 bce14 ce. Lucius annaeus florus epitome of roman history internet archive. The second is mainly about the decline of rome and its changing morals.
Epitome of roman history by florus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is often wrong in geographical and chronological details. Information and translations of florus in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on. Florus second century ce wrote, in brief pointed rhetorical style, a twobook summary of roman history especially military in order to show the greatness and decline of roman morals. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The battle of clastidium was fought in 222 bc between a roman republican army led by the roman consul marcus claudius marcellus and the insubres.
The cause of this great calamity was the same which caused all our calamities, namely, excessive good fortune. In these two translations philippides concentrates the history of all antiquity. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Florus starts his books with the founding of rome and ends them with the reign of augustus. The romans won the battle, and in the process, marcellus earned the spolia opima, one of the highest honors in ancient rome, by killing the. In the manuscripts, the writer is variously named as julius florus, lucius anneus florus, or simply annaeus florus. The third servile war, also called by plutarch the gladiator war and the war of spartacus, was the last in a series of slave rebellions against the roman republic, known as the servile wars. The title and the dating of floruss work have been largely discussed, as well as the identity of the author himself. We will summarize these debates by recalling that floruss tabella, or picture, of the history of the roman people is not an epitome of livys work. The concise history of the roman empire, book 1 2 kindle edition by florus, lucius, koryczan, damian. Florus is the author of epitome of roman history 3. It was a very interesting read, but, as you would expect, its not very long and hardly detailed.
Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. The romans won the battle, and in the process, marcus claudius marcellus, the roman leader, earned the spolia opima by killing viridomarus in single combat. The cimbrian or cimbric war 1101 bc was fought between the roman republic and the germanic and celtic tribes of the cimbri and the teutones, ambrones and tigurini, who migrated from the jutland peninsula into roman controlled territory, and clashed with rome and her allies.
Full text of lucius annaeus florus epitome of roman history. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It was in the first place expensive indulgence, and, the next, the want of means occasioned by it, with a fair opportunity at the same time, for the roman forces were then abroad in the remotest part of the world, that led catiline to form the atrocious design of subjugating his country. Appian says he was a thracian by birth, who had once served as a soldier with the romans, but had since been a prisoner and sold for a gladiator florus described him as one who, from a thracian mercenary, had become a roman soldier, that had deserted and became. Florus, epitome of the roman history of titus livius. Oct 18, 2014 florus, born apparently in africa, lived in spain and in rome in hadrians time. Florus writes that the insubres were led by viridomarus, or britomartus, as the name varies in translation. Epitome of roman historybook 1 wikisource, the free online library. The two books of the epitome of roman history were written in admiration of the roman people. Publius annius florus, historian of rome and poet, important as the first of a number of african writers who exercised considerable influence on latin literature in the 2nd century. Livio bellorum omnium annorum dcc libri duo, is written in a bombastic and rhetorical style a panegyric. Lucius annaeus florus the two books of the epitome, extracted from titus livius, of all the wars of seven hundred years the chapters of book i.
Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system. The most important source for the career of the syrian slave leader eunus is that of publius annius florus, the author of an epitome of the history of rome since its foundation of the great roman historian titus livy 59 bce 17 ce. Scipio aemilianus was the second son of lucius aemilius paullus macedonicus, the commander of the romans victorious campaign in the third macedonian war, and his first wife, papiria masonis. Epitome of roman history by florus, hardcover barnes. In this area, since 1899, there have been finds of armour and swords of the roman era. The cimbrian war was the first time since the second punic war that italia and rome itself had been seriously. Florus, lucius annaeus, epitome rerum romanorum, book 1, a. I nemirovskii book most widely held works by lucius annaeus florus. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. First, its original title is unknown and the manuscripts have transmitted it as being an epitome taken from titus livius of all the wars of 700 years. Based chiefly on livy and perhaps planned to reach floruss own times, the extant work ends with.
Epitome of roman history by florus, paperback barnes. He compiled, chiefly from livy, a brief sketch of the history of rome from the foundation of the city to the closing of the temple of janus by augustus 25 bc. Florus, roman historian, lived in the time of trajan and hadrian. The battle of vercellae, or battle of the raudine plain, was fought on 30 july 101 bc on a plain near vercellae in gallia cisalpina modern day northern italy. Epitome of roman history loeb classical library no. Florus, epitome of the roman history of titus livius i.