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Author
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Work
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Comments
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| Ancient Rome
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| GR
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Polybius (c. 200–118 BC)
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The Histories [1]
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Hellenistic period, Punic and Macedonian Wars (264–146 BC)
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| GR
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M. Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC)
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Various works
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Works of legal and philosophical nature
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| GR
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Diodorus (c. 1st century BC)
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Bibliotheca historica [2][3]
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Trojan War to Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars (60 BC)
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| Principate
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| LA
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C. Julius Caesar (100–44 BC)
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On the Wars
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Julius Caesar on his own wars
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| GR
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Nicolaus (c. 64 BC–AD 15)
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Life of Caesar Augustus
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Life of Augustus (63 BC–AD 14); partially lost
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| LA
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Imp. Caesar Augustus (63 BC–AD 15)
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The Deeds [4]
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Autobiography by Emperor Augustus
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| GR
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Dionysius (c. 60–10 BC)
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Roman Antiquities
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Trojan War to the First Punic War (753–264 BC)
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| LA
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T. Livius (59 BC–AD 17)
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From the Founding of the City [5]
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Founding of Rome to Augustus (753–9 BC)
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| LA
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M. Velleius Paterculus (c. 19 BC–AD 31)
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Roman History
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Trojan War to Emperor Tiberius (c. 1150 BC–AD 30)
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| LA
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C. Plinius the Elder (c. 23–79)
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Natural History [6]
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Enciclopedia
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| GR
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T. Flavius Josephus (c. 37–100)
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Antiquities of the Jews [7]
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Biblical creation to Emperor Claudius (c. 5800 BC–AD 54)
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| War of the Jews [8]
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Jewish history to the First Jewish–Roman War (168 BC–AD 66)
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| GR
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L. Mestrius Plutarchus (c. 46–120)
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The Lives [9]
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Biographies from Theseus (8th century BC) to Caesar (44 BC)
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| LA
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P. Cornelius Tacitus (c. 55–120)
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Annals [10]
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Tiberius to Nero (AD 14–66)
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| Histories [11]
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Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69)
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| LA
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C. Plinius the Younger (c. 61–113)
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Letters [12]
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Personal letters
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| LA
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C. Suetonius Tranquillus (c. 70–130)
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Life of the Caesars [13]
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Caesar to Domitian (100 BC–AD 96)
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| GR
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Appianus (c. 95–165)
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Roman History / Civil Wars
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Gracchi brothers to the Second Triumvirate (133–43 BC)
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| Foreign Wars
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Founding of Rome to the Julius Caesar (753–43 BC)
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| LA
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Junianus Justinus (c. 2nd century)
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Epitome of Philippic History[14]
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Philip II of Macedon to Augustus (359–19 BC)
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| GR
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M. Aurelius Antoninus (121–180)
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Meditations [15]
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Philosophical writings of Emperor Marcus
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| LA
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Q. Septimius Tertullianus (c. 155–220)
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Various works
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Christian writtings
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| GR
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L. Cassius Dio (c. 165–235)
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Roman History
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Founding of Rome to Alexander I (753 BC–AD 230)
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| GR
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Herodian (c. 170–240)
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Roman History
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Death of Marcus Aurelius to Gordian III (180–238)
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Major gap in sources
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| Dominate
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