Roman Antiquities
Volume IV. Books 6.49-7 (Loeb Classical Library No. 364)
Book • 1817
Roman Antiquities, written by Dionysius of Halicarnassus, is a comprehensive history of Rome that spans from the city's mythical origins to the beginning of the First Punic War in 264 BCE. The work, originally composed of twenty books, now survives with the first nine books complete and fragments of the remaining books.
Dionysius aimed to reconcile Greek readers to Roman rule by providing a detailed and historically accurate account of early Roman history, emphasizing the noble roots and Greek origins of Rome's founders.
His work is one of the primary sources for the Roman foundation myth and has been influential in the writings of later historians such as Livy and Plutarch.
Dionysius aimed to reconcile Greek readers to Roman rule by providing a detailed and historically accurate account of early Roman history, emphasizing the noble roots and Greek origins of Rome's founders.
His work is one of the primary sources for the Roman foundation myth and has been influential in the writings of later historians such as Livy and Plutarch.
