{"product_id":"1580-roman-history-by-appian-of-alexandria-antique-16th-century","title":"1580 ROMAN HISTORY by APPIAN of ALEXANDRIA antique 16th CENTURY","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAPPIAN ALEXANDRIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorien Grec, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDES GUERRES des ROMAINS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParis: Pierre Le Voirier chez Abel l'Angelier ; 1580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18th century calf decorated in gilt, spine richly gilt (partially detached exposing neat manuscript used for the binding), marbled endpapers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome wear of binding, good interior (minor toning, some small wormholes to the margins of few leaves, a few leaves with faded dampstain to the lower corner)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 4 1\/2 by 6 3\/4\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Latin\u003cbr\u003e================================\u003cbr\u003eAppian of Alexandria (c.?95 – c.?AD 165) was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who prospered during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was born c. 95 in Alexandria. After holding the senior offices in the province of Aegyptus (Egypt), he went to Rome c. 120, where he practiced as an advocate, pleading cases before the emperors (probably as advocatus fisci, an important official of the imperial treasury).\u003cbr\u003eIt was in 147 at the earliest that he was appointed to the office of procurator, probably in Egypt, on the recommendation of his friend Marcus Cornelius Fronto, an influential rhetorician and advocate. Because the position of procurator was open only to members of the equestrian order (the \"knightly\" class), his possession of this office tells us about Appian's family background.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis principal surviving work (known in Latin as Historia Romana and in English as Roman History) was written in Greek in 24 books, before 165. This work more closely resembles a series 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe work is very valuable, especially for the period of the civil wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Civil Wars, books 13–17 of the Roman History, concern mainly the end of the Roman Republic and take a conflict-based view and approach to history. Despite the lack of cited sources for his works, these books of the Roman History are the only extant comprehensive description of these momentous decades of Roman history. The other extant work of Appian is his \"The Foreign Wars\", which includes an ethnographic style history recounting the various military conflicts against a foreign enemy in Roman history, until the time of Appian.\u003cbr\u003e=================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e===============================\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease see my other auctions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank You \r\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRefund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491992367406,"sku":null,"price":714.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/207357-006jpg.jpg?v=1787526087","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1580-roman-history-by-appian-of-alexandria-antique-16th-century","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}