The Historians of Ancient Rome

by Ron Mellor (Editor)

The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive collection of ancient sources for Roman history available in English. Ronald Mellor introduces Roman historical writing, then traces the history of Rome over more than a thousand years, using extensive passages from ten Greek and Roman historians--from Livy's account of the city's foundation by Romulus to the great defeat at Adrianople, by Ammianus Marcellinus. Selections include classic texts by such figures as Caesar, Suetonius, and Tacitus, and contains Sallust's Catiline, Suetonius' Life of Caligula, and Augustus' Autobiography in their entirety.

Genres: History, Classics

531 pages, Paperback

First published November 26, 1997

Reviews

[Felisa Rosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid compilation of writings by Rome's major historians. As I mentioned in an earlier review, I've been wanting to brush up on my Roman history but was unable to make myself tackle Gibbons again. Strangely enough, I actually found these Roman accounts to be easier reading that Gibbon's 18th Century version of the same events. Tacitus is remarkably readable and Suetonius is pretty interesting as well.