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The Civil Wars Paperback – 1 January 1989

by Appian (Author)
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John Carter's modern translation conveys the compelling style of the original. His extensive introduction provides an in-depth assessment of Appian as historian and places the work in context

Taken from Appian's Roman History, the five books collected here form the sole surviving continuous historical narrative of the era between 133-35 BC - a time of anarchy and instability for the Roman Empire. A masterly account of a turbulent epoch, they describe the Catiline conspiracy; the rise and fall of the First Triumvirate; the murder of Julius Caesar; the formation of the Second Triumvirate by Antonius, Octavian, and Lepidus; and brutal civil war. A compelling depiction of the decline of the Roman state into brutality and violence, The Civil Wars portrays political discontent, selfishness and the struggle for power - a struggle that was to culminate in a titanic battle for mastery over the Roman Empire, and the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra by Octavian in 31 BC
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    480 pages
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  4. Publication date
    1 January 1989
  5. Dimensions
    19.56 x 12.85 x 2.16 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0140445099
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0140445091
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Appian's Civil Wars offers a masterly account of the turbulent epoch from the time of Tiberius Gracchus (133 BC) to the tremendous conflicts which followed the murder of Julius Caesar. For the events between 133 and 70 BC he is the only surviving continuous narrative source. The subsequent books vividly describe Catiline's conspiracy, the rise and fall of the First Triumvirate, and Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon, defeat of Pompey and untimely death. The climax comes with the birth of the Second Triumvirate out of anarchy, the terrible purges of Proscriptions which followed, and the titanic struggle for world mastery which was only to end with Augustus's defeat of Antony and Cleopatra. If Appian's Roman History as a whole reveals how an empire was born of the struggle against a series of external enemies, these five books concentrate on an even greater ordeal. Despite the rhetorical flourishes, John Carter suggests in his Introduction, the impressive 'overall conception of the decline of the Roman state into violence, with its sombre highlights and the leitmotif of fate, is neither trivial nor inaccurate'.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 January 1989
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140445099
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140445091
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 333 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.56 x 12.85 x 2.16 cm
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  • Amazon Kunde
    5.0 out of 5 stars Aus Mangel an (bezahlbaren) Alternativen...
    Reviewed in Germany on 14 June 2016
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    ...habe ich mir halt diese Ausgabe besorgt. Sie enthält alle 5 Bücher zum Bürgerkrieg aus Appians weitaus umfangreicherem Geschichtswerk.
    In einem groben Abriss über die römische Geschichte wird die Zeit von 133-35 v. Chr. behandelt. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den inneren Konflikten, die die späte Republik erschütterten während der politische Konsens der Nobilität allmählich zugrunde ging und zunehmends einzelne Individuen in den Vordergrund traten (etwa die Gracchen, Sulla, Caesar, Octavian/Augustus). Wer auf politische Intrigen und blutige Konflikte steht ist hier ganz richtig^^
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  • Lissi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
    Reviewed in the United States on 28 March 2024
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    What a great book, easy to read and so many things to learn.
    Product came very well packaged and damaged. I’m very pleased with my choice and can definitely recommend.
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  • Sany176
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 27 February 2018
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    Great view on historical events from an ancient historian.
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  • Andrew Slade
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ancient History.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2017
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    Classic of ancient history, well translated & full of useful lessons about how the marvellously democratic Roman Republic (510-49 bc) was destroyed by its own successful imperialism & the conflicting ambitions of rival military dictators.
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  • Christopher R. Travers
    5.0 out of 5 stars vivid account of the fall of the Roman Republic
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2011
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    This work is the largest surviving piece of Appian's Roman History, and it covers the time from the fall of Gracci through the defeat of Antonius at the hands of Octavian. The book is also the oldest surviving continuous narrative of this era. The book is vivid, even lively at times.

    While the speeches are probably apocryphal, the book is filled with a great deal of information about the decline of Rome. Despite the title, the book focuses more on politics than on war. The stories are frequently of political intrigue, capture, murder, escape, etc.

    Appian's sympathies are clearly autocratic and authoritarian. He praises Caesar and seems to be unsympathetic with the the more republican figures. He defends the political purges of the Second Triumvirate.

    However even for those of us who do not share Appain's political leanings, the book is a very fascinating look into Roman thought and history. The book is extensively footnoted, and the introduction is also quite helpful.

    On the whole this is a very important work, and the translation is very good. Highly recommended.
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