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Dionysius of Halicarnassus

Author of Roman Antiquities, Volume I, Books 1-2

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Works by Dionysius of Halicarnassus

Historia antigua de Roma (1988) 30 copies
On Thucydides (1975) 16 copies
De Lysia (Greek) 13 copies
De Isaeo (Greek) 13 copies
Historia antigua de Roma II (2008) 7 copies, 2 reviews
Historia Antigua de Roma IV (2008) 7 copies, 3 reviews
Historia Antigua de Roma III (2008) 6 copies, 2 reviews

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Canonical name
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Birthdate
0060 BCE
Date of death
0007 BCE
Gender
male
Occupations
historian
teacher
Nationality
Roman Empire
Places of residence
Halicarnassus, Caria, Roman Empire (birth)
Rome
Map Location
Turkey

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" ... after this general course, there are a number of particular histories, filling up chasms, which may be read at leisure in the progress of life, such as Arrian, Q. Cortius, Polybius, Sallust, Plutarch, Dionysius Halicarnasseus, Micali Etc." - Thomas Jefferson to George W. Lewis, 25 Oct. 1825
" ... after this general course, there are a number of particular histories, filling up chasms, which may be read at leisure in the progress of life, such as Arrian, Q. Cortius, Polybius, Sallust, Plutarch, Dionysius Halicarnasseus, Micali Etc." - Thomas Jefferson to George W. Lewis, 25 Oct. 1825
" ... after this general course, there are a number of particular histories, filling up chasms, which may be read at leisure in the progress of life, such as Arrian, Q. Cortius, Polybius, Sallust, Plutarch, Dionysius Halicarnasseus, Micali Etc." - Thomas Jefferson to George W. Lewis, 25 Oct. 1825
HISTORIA ANTIGUA DE ROMA IV

En esta historia de Roma escrita por un griego admirador de lo romano y dirigida principalmente al público griego (al que quería convencer del origen y naturaleza griegos de Roma, o "helenidad romana", acaso para hacer más llevadera su sumisión), Dionisio combina la narración histórica con argumentos y comparaciones de carácter etnográfico y lingüístico –el latín sería en parte una lengua de origen griego–. En el repaso histórico, Dionisio sostiene show more que las instituciones y los fundamentos sociales, militares y políticos romanos tuvieron modelos espartanos y atenienses. Dionisio se basa en los analistas romanos, y nos ofrece con su obra un rico complemento a la historia de Tito Livio. show less

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