The Historians of Ancient Rome, 4th Edition
An Anthology of the Major Writings
$86.62
- Paperback
638 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2026
Summary
The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive collection of ancient sources for Roman history available in a single English volume, tracing the history of Rome from the city’s foundation by Romulus in 753 BCE to the rise of Christianity as the religion of the Roman emperors in the fourth century CE.
After a general introduction on Roman historical writing, extensive passages from more than a dozen Greek and Roman historians and biographers as well as coins, images,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780815393672 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0815393679 |
| Author: | Ronald Mellor, Jason Moralee |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 638 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 142mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World |
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Ronald Mellor
Ronald Mellor
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has been teaching Greek and Roman history, western civilization, and ancient world history since 1976. He was for five years Chair of the UCLA History department. His most recent book was Tacitus’ Annals published in 2011 by the Oxford University Press. His research focuses on ancient religion and Roman historiography. Other books include Thea Rome (1977), From Augustus to Nero: The First Dynasty of Imperial Rome (1990), Tacitus (1993), Tacitus: The Classical Heritage (1995), The Roman Historians (1999), and Caesar Augustus and the Creation of the Roman Empire (2005).
Jason Moralee
Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He teaches Greek and Roman history and world religions. His most recent book is Rome’s Holy Mountain: The Capitoline Hill in Late Antiquity.
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