He was the oldest son of the famous senator, orator and literary patron marcus valerius messalla corvinus whom he resembled in character, from wife calpurnia. Fracti langobardi, gens etiam germana feritate ferocior. As he approached his own times he becomes much fuller in. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Varus is generally remembered for having lost three roman legions when ambushed by germanic tribes led by arminius in the battle of the teutoburg forest, whereupon he took his own life. This is interesting, because the roman history was dedicated to marcus vinicius, consul in 30 ce, who is often addressed in the second person. Lacuscurtius velleius paterculus book ii, chapters 59. In a period from which no other contemporary historical narrative survives in more than meagre fragments, velleius. Velleius is known to us because his fastpaced summary of roman history survives. He wrote in two books roman histories, a summary of roman history from the fall of troy to 29 ce. Then through the defeat of kings philip and antiochus, of. Epeus, separated by a storm from nestor, his chief, founded metapontum.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Velleius wrote a compendium of roman history from the origins to ad 29. He also considers the transmission of velleius text since its discovery in 1515, and argues that, contrary to the opinion of most nineteenth and twentiethcentury editors, rhenanus editio princeps of 1520 is a. Velleius paterculus article about velleius paterculus by. A commentary to the roman history of velleius paterculus. In 1515, the manuscript of velleius paterculus roman history was. Publius quinctilius varus 46 bc cremona, roman republic september 15, 9 ad near kalkriese, germany was a roman general and politician under the first roman emperor augustus. Compendium of roman history res gestae divi augusti by.
Velleius s father was of equestrian status, and his mother belonged to. Velleius was elected to the senate as quaestor in 7 ce and went on to be designated for the praetorship of 15 ce 2. Ad 31, also known as velleius was a roman historian. Bill thayer latine francais italiano help up home this webpage reproduces a section of the roman history by c. The velleii belonged to the roman equestrian order the second level of the roman aristocracy, after the senators, came from capua in campania, and had allied itself politically to the powerful aristocratic. Lacuscurtius velleius paterculus book ii, chapters 1. Compendium of roman history res gestae divi augusti loeb classical library, no. From his fathers second marriage, his younger paternal half. The velleii belonged to the roman equestrian order the second level of the roman aristocracy, after the senators, came from capua in campania, and had allied itself politically to the powerful. Gaius velleius, chosen to a most honourable position among the three hundred and sixty judges by gnaeus pompey, prefect of engineers under pompey, marcus brutus, and tiberius nero, and a man second to none, on the departure from naples of nero, whose partisan he had been on account of his close friendship, finding himself unable to accompany. Scan an isbn with your phone use the amazon app to scan isbns and. This preposterous volume is the first instalment of a commentary on velleius. Sep 30, 2011 the roman history by velleius paterculus, 9781603845915, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Entry for marcus velleius paterculus 1911 encyclopedia britannica one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this resource contained over 40 million words in nearly 40,000 articles written by 1,500 respected authors.
Sallust, florus, and velleius paterculus by sallust. Enough remains of diodorus siculus to relate a summary of the mithridatic wars mixed in with the civil wars in the fragments of books 3740. Velleiuss father was of equestrian status, and his mother belonged to a distinguished campanian family. The second book, which continues the history from the age of the gracchi to the consulship of marcus vinicius, in ad 30, is intact. Written in a highly rhetorical style, his compendium of roman history is a summary of roman history from the mythical fall of troy to ad 29. Aemilius sura says in his book on the chronology of rome. Messallinus is known to have had at least one sister, valeria, who married the senator titus statilius taurus. Marcus velleius paterculus article about marcus velleius. Marcus paterculus, roman historian, military world.
A brief summary of the events of the mithridatic wars starting with the asiatic vespers combined with events of the civil wars can be found in velleius paterculus, book ii. Aequetur praedictae iam antistii 1 servilia lepidi uxor, quae vivo igni devorato praematura morte 2 immortalem nominis sui pensavit memoriam. Sep 30, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of velleius paterculus books online. The author was active in the germanic wars and knew many of the actors personally. One is tempted to think that paterculus tried to remind.
At the time, it was known as the year of the consulship of lepidus and lucius arruntius the younger or, less frequently, year 759 ab urbe condita. The roman historian velleius paterculus lived during the reigns of augustus and tiberius, serving as a military tribune and later as a cavalry officer and legatus in germany and pannonia. Velleius paterculus, who lived in the reigns of augustus and tiberius 30 bce37 ce, served as a military tribune in thrace, macedonia, greece and asia minor, and later, from 4 ce to 12 or, as a cavalry officer and legatus in germany and pannonia. Full text of l 152 velleius paterculus compendium of roman. Sallust, florus, and velleius paterculus, literally translated with copious notes and a general index by john selby watson by sallust, lucius annaeus florus, velleius paterculus 2 editions first published in 1860. The roman history by velleius paterculus 9781603845915.
Velleius paterculus compendium of roman history book i ad 30. Gaius velleius son velleius, the father of our historian, remained on friendly terms with both the claudii drusi and octavian, who became emperor in 27 and was from then on called augustus. The latter was to play a very important role in the life of velleius paterculus. The text is practically that of balm leipsic, in a few instances, however, i have preferred the readings of other editors. This essential document for the study of roman history traces the story of rome from romulus and the foundations of rome to the reign of the emperor tiberius.
Paterculus on the battle in the teutoburg forest livius. Shipley, velleius paterculus, compendium of roman history, london, 1924. In his roman history, the roman officerhistorian velleius paterculus 20 bce after 30 ce has included a description of the battle in the teutoburg forest september 9 ce. Discover book depositorys huge selection of velleius paterculus books online. Velleius paterculus short work is the earliest surviving attempt on the part of a postaugustan historian to survey the history of the res publica from its origins to his own times. Compendium of roman history res gestae divi augusti book.
The work began at some point after the fall of troy see composition and publication and culminated with the principate of tiberius. The following computergenerated description may contain errors and does not represent the quality of the book. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Velleius paterculus roman history in fact a brief compendium and not a fullscale study of the past is the most important source for the story of his life and family. Almost all of book 1 is lost up to the battle of pydna, 168 bc. He probably was the first roman to write a universal history. Velleius paterculus called it the pannonian and dalmatian war because it involved both regions of illyricum, and in english it has also been called the great illyrian revolt, pannoniandalmatian uprising, and bato uprising.
A commentary to the roman history of velleius paterculus book ii, 128. The first volume of professor woodmans edition of, and commentary on. Marcus velleius paterculus 1911 encyclopedia britannica. The first volume of professor woodmans edition of, and commentary on, velleius paterculus was published in the cambridge classical texts and commentaries series in 1977. The period from the death of julius caesar to that of augustus is treated most fully, and the achievements of his old commander, tiberius, are described in eulogistic terms.
The latin library the classics page the classics page. The assyrians were the first of all races to hold world power, then the medes, and after them the persians, and then the macedonians. These changes, together with the principal variations of the mss. Marcus velleius paterculus was a roman soldier, political figure, and historian whose work on rome is a valuable if amateurish source for the reigns of augustus and tiberius. Lacuscurtius velleius paterculus book ii, chapters 29. This is the second volume to appear, covering velleius narrative of julius caesar and augustus, down to 19 b. Velleius paterculus is currently considered a single author.
It is one of the two 0to9 decadelike timespans along with 0s bc that contain 9 years, and are not decades 10 years in europe, the 0s saw the continuation of conflict between the roman empire and germanic tribes in the early imperial campaigns in. The romans referred to the conflict as bellum batonianum batonian war after these two leaders with the same name. His account is the oldest surviving description of the battle and relies on eyewitness accounts. Full text of l 152 velleius paterculus compendium of roman history see other formats. One is tempted to think that paterculus tried to remind the chief magistrate. Although his praenomen is given as marcus by priscian, some modern scholars identify him with gaius velleius paterculus, whose name occurs in an inscription on a north african milestone c. Tiberian narrative cambridge classical texts and commentaries 9780521609357.
Historiae, written in a highly rhetorical style, covered the period from the end of the trojan war to the death of livia in ad 29, but is most useful for the period from the death of julius caesar in 44 bc. It is especially valuable to historians and students for its vivid eyewitness account of. Velleius paterculus, who lived in the reigns of augustus and tiberius 30 bce 37 ce, served as a military tribune in thrace, macedonia, greece and asia minor, and later, from 4 ce to 12 or, as a cavalry officer and legatus in germany and pannonia. Lacuscurtius velleius paterculus book ii, chapters 94. The 0s cover the first nine years of the anno domini era, which began on january 1st, 1 ad and ended on december 31st, 9 ad. Ad 6 vi was a common year starting on friday link will display the full calendar of the julian calendar. Velleius paterculus classics oxford bibliographies. Jun 10, 2004 the first volume of professor woodmans edition of, and commentary on, velleius paterculus was published in the cambridge classical texts and commentaries series in 1977. Historiae, written in a highly rhetorical style, covered the period from the end of the trojan war to the death of livia in ad 29, but is most useful for the period from the death of julius caesar in 44 bc to the death of augustus in 14 ad.
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