Appian's Histories
Appian of Alexandria (c.95-c.165): one of the most underestimated of all Greek historians, author of a Roman History. The part on the Roman Civil Wars survives in its entirety while substantial parts of the remainder survive as well.
The Roman History
| The table shows the survival of Appian's Roman History. Yellow means that the book survives in its entirety; pink that Byzantine excerpts have come down to us. | ||
| Preface (1-5, 6-10, 11-15) | ||
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1
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Early history of Rome (text) | |
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2
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Conquest of Central Italy (text) | |
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3
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Samnite wars (1-11, 12-21, 22-30) | |
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4
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Wars against the Gauls (1-7, 8-14, 15-19, 20-26) | |
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5
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Conquest of Sicily and other islands (1-7, 8-11) | |
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6
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Wars in Iberia (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, 56-60, 61-65, 66-70, 71-75, 76-80, 81-85, 86-90, 91-95, 96-102) | |
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7
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War against Hannibal (in Italy) (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, 56-61) | |
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8
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The Punic Wars (against Carthage) (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, 56-60, 61-65, 66-70, 71-75, 76-80, 81-85, 86-90, 91-95, 96-100, 101-105, 106-110, 111-115, 116-120, 121-125, 126-130, 131-135, 136) | |
| with an appendix on the Numidian war (text) | ||
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9
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Macedonian wars (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35) | |
| with an appendix on the Illyrian wars (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30) | ||
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10
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Hellenic Wars (in Greece and Asia) | |
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11
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Syrian War (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, 56-60, 61-65, 66-70) | |
| with an appendix on the Parthian wars | ||
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12
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Wars against Mithridates VI of Pontus (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, 56-60, 61-65, 66-70, 71-75, 76-80, 81-85, 86-90, 91-95, 96-100, 101-105, 106-110, 111-115, 116-121) | |
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13
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Civil wars 1 (Sulla) (text) | |
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14
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Civil wars 2 (Julius Caesar) (text) | |
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15
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Civil wars 3 (War of Mutina) (text) | |
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16
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Civil wars 4 (War against Brutus and Cassius) (text) | |
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17
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Civil wars 5 (War against Sextus Pompeius) (text) | |
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18
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Egyptian war 1 | |
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19
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Egyptian war 2 | |
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20
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Egyptian war 3 | |
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21
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Egyptian war 4 | |
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22
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Wars of the empire | |
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23
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Trajan's conquest of Dacia | |
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24
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Trajan's campaigns in Arabia and Mesopotamia (text) |