The Loeb Classical Library: Velleius Paterculus

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The Loeb Classical Library: Velleius PaterculusThe histories of Velleius Paterculus chronicle the story of Rome and Roman culture from the fall of Troy to AD 30. Although his works title, proem, and opening chapters are lost along with the narrative from Romulus to the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC, Velleius provides much valuable information, especially about the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius (30 BCAD 37), for which he provides our only extant historical depiction by a contemporary witness.

sets Vergil's poems in historical perspective and evaluates the poet's distinctive contribution to the genre

This concise and accessible introduction guides students through the key aspects of this most-studied period of ancient Greek history

It is the third of the five books projected in this series

The edition engages throughout with current criticism and issues of interest to both students and scholars

and his highly rhetorical presentation of events

and in the cut-and-thrust of argument and the clash of personalities

Ο Ηρακλής Πουαρό

the agonies and triumphs of his characters

Metamorphoses Books V–VIII (1992) and Metamorphoses Books XIII–XV with complete index (2000)

from being guided by reason and exercising self-control to being free from envy and the love of power

Cicero was also reputedly one of antiquity’s funniest people

He is a unique combination of mystic and Hellenic rationalist