Justin: Epitome of The Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus: Volume I: Books 11-12: Alexander the Great (Paperback, abridged edition)

Pompeius Trogus, a Romanized Gaul living in the age of Augustus, wrote a forty four-book universal history (The Philippic History) of the non-Roman, Mediterranean world. This work was later abbreviated by a certain M. Junianus Justinus, better know as Justin. This volume presents the first modern English translation and scholarly commentary on Books 11-12 of Justin's so-called "Epitome" of the history. These books constitute one of the five major sources for the history of Alexander the Great and belong to the so-called "Vulgate" tradition, which in the opinion of many scholars derives ultimately from the lost historian Clearchus of Alexandria. The original work of Pompeius Trogus appears to have had stylistic and historical influences on the better know History of Alexander by Quintus Curtius Rufus. In this volume the authors tease out and differentiate as far as possible the relative contributions of the historian Trogus and the "epitomator", Justin. The commentary examines the relationship of Justin-Trogus to both the extant sources and the works of the lost Alexander historians, and a serous attempt is made to explain errors or deviations from well-known sources in terms of the methods of historian and "epitomator" before resorting to the expedient of textual emendation. A second volume, covering books 13-15, is forthcoming.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Justin: Epitome of The Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus
Release date:	March 1997
First published:	March 1997
Authors:	Justin
Translators:	John C. Yardley (Professor of Classics and former Chairman)
Commentary by:	Waldemar Heckel (Professor of Ancient)
Dimensions:	216 x 137 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
Edition:	abridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-814908-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-19-814908-5
Barcode:	9780198149088

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