Compendium of Roman History. Res Gestae Divi Augusti |
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| Author:
| Velleius Paterculus, Velleius |
| Translator:
| Shipley, Frederick W. |
| Series title: | Loeb Classical Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-99168-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1924 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $51.95 |
Book Description:
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Velleius Paterculus lived during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius and wrote a summary of Roman history from the fall of Troy to AD 29. In AD 13-14 Augustus wrote an account of his public life, Res Gestae Divi Augusti, the best preserved copy of which was engraved on the walls of his temple at Ancyra (Ankara).
Velleius Paterculus lived during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius and wrote a summary of Roman history from the fall of Troy to AD 29. In AD 13-14 Augustus wrote an account of his public life, Res Gestae Divi Augusti, the best preserved copy of which was engraved on the walls of his temple at Ancyra (Ankara).