Dionysius of Halicarnassus was born before 53 BCE and went to Italy
before 29 BCE. He taught rhetoric in Rome while studying the Latin
language, collecting material for a history of Rome, and writing.
His "Roman Antiquities" began to appear in 7 BCE. Dionysius states
that his objects in writing history were to please lovers of noble
deeds and to repay the benefits he had enjoyed in Rome. But he
wrote also to reconcile Greeks to Roman rule. Of the 20 books of
"Roman Antiquities" (from the earliest times to 264 BCE) we have
the first 9 complete; most of 10 and 11; and later extracts and an
epitome of the whole. Dionysius studied the best available literary
sources (mainly annalistic and other historians) and possibly some
public documents. His work and that of Livy are our only continuous
and detailed independent narratives of early Roman history.
Dionysius was author also of essays on literature covering
rhetoric, Greek oratory, Thucydides, and how to imitate the best
models in literature.
The Loeb Classical Library publishes a two-volume edition of
the critical essays; the edition of "Roman Antiquities" is in seven
volumes.
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