User:Tintero21/Roman historians


Author Work Comments
Ancient Rome
GR Polybius (c. 200–118 BC) The Histories [1] Hellenistic period, Punic and Macedonian Wars (264–146 BC)
GR M. Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) Various works Works of legal and philosophical nature
GR Diodorus (c. 1st century BC) Bibliotheca historica [2][3] Trojan War to Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars (60 BC)
Principate
LA C. Julius Caesar (100–44 BC) On the Wars Julius Caesar on his own wars
GR Nicolaus (c. 64 BC–AD 15) Life of Caesar Augustus Life of Augustus (63 BC–AD 14); partially lost
LA Imp. Caesar Augustus (63 BC–AD 15) The Deeds [4] Autobiography by Emperor Augustus
GR Dionysius (c. 60–10 BC) Roman Antiquities Trojan War to the First Punic War (753–264 BC)
LA T. Livius (59 BC–AD 17) From the Founding of the City [5] Founding of Rome to Augustus (753–9 BC)
LA M. Velleius Paterculus (c. 19 BC–AD 31) Roman History Trojan War to Emperor Tiberius (c. 1150 BC–AD 30)
LA C. Plinius the Elder (c. 23–79) Natural History [6] Enciclopedia
GR T. Flavius Josephus (c. 37–100) Antiquities of the Jews [7] Biblical creation to Emperor Claudius (c. 5800 BC–AD 54)
War of the Jews [8] Jewish history to the First Jewish–Roman War (168 BC–AD 66)
GR L. Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46–120) The Lives [9] Biographies from Theseus (8th century BC) to Caesar (44 BC)
LA P. Cornelius Tacitus (c. 55–120) Annals [10] Tiberius to Nero (AD 14–66)
Histories [11] Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69)
LA C. Plinius the Younger (c. 61–113) Letters [12] Personal letters
LA C. Suetonius Tranquillus (c. 70–130) Life of the Caesars [13] Caesar to Domitian (100 BC–AD 96)
GR Appianus (c. 95–165) Roman History / Civil Wars Gracchi brothers to the Second Triumvirate (133–43 BC)
Foreign Wars Founding of Rome to the Julius Caesar (753–43 BC)
LA Junianus Justinus (c. 2nd century) Epitome of Philippic History[14] Philip II of Macedon to Augustus (359–19 BC)
GR M. Aurelius Antoninus (121–180) Meditations [15] Philosophical writings of Emperor Marcus
LA Q. Septimius Tertullianus (c. 155–220) Various works Christian writtings
GR L. Cassius Dio (c. 165–235) Roman History Founding of Rome to Alexander I (753 BC–AD 230)
GR Herodian (c. 170–240) Roman History Death of Marcus Aurelius to Gordian III (180–238)
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