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Velleius Paterculus

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Vedertaget namn
Velleius Paterculus
Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Gaius (or Marcus) Velleius Paterculus
Födelsedag
19 BC
Avled
31 AD
Kön
male
Nationalitet
Roman Empire
Bostadsorter
Rome, Germania, Pannonia
Yrken
historian
army officer
Organisationer
Roman Army
Priser och utmärkelser
Quaestorship
Praetorship

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Flaggad
Murtra | Jul 16, 2021 |
I have always had a soft spot for Velleius. With all his faults, which are always described freely by professional historians, I can see his earnestness in his work. Whatever else his faults, he was not un-passionate about the nation he served. One of the chaps who ran hither and yon, holding the empire together.

"The Great Achievements of the God Augustus" ummm. The Senate asked me to save the state from civil war — no wait, I started that civil war. Guess which is included here?

Read the latter in my undergrad days. The former in my Masters. The good old days.… (mer)
 
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Traveller1 | Mar 30, 2013 |
Edition: // Descr: xxi, 170 p. 18 cm. // Series: The Student's Series of Latin Classics Call No. { 878 P27 1 c. #2. } Edited with Notes and Introduction by Frank Ernest Rockwood Contains Critical Appendix and Index to the Notes. // //
 
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ColgateClassics | 1 annan recension | Oct 26, 2012 |
Edition: // Descr: xxi, 170 p. 18 cm. // Series: The Student's Series of Latin Classics Call No. { 878 P27 1 c. #1. } Edited with Introduction and Notes by Frank Ernest Rockwood Contains Critical Appendix and Index to the Notes. // //
 
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ColgateClassics | 1 annan recension | Oct 26, 2012 |

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