Appian
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- Appian, a Roman historian, born about 95 CE in Alexandria
- Appian Way (Via Appia), an important ancient Roman road, constructed by Appius Claudius Caecus, who also built the Aqua Appia, the first Roman aquaduct.
- St. Appian, a 4th century martyr
- Appian Publications & Recordings, a British company specialising in the restoration and re-issue of early recordings of classical music
- Appian Corporation, an American software company that specializes in business process management software and consulting.
- A Naked Girl on the Appian Way, a Broadway play by Richard Greenberg
- Appian Graphics, a defunct graphics company
See also
- Appia
- Apian
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Extended Definition: APPIAN
Appian
Appian (Greek: Αππιανός)(c. 95 – c. 165), of Alexandria was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who flourished during the reigns of Trajan, Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
He was born ca. 95 in Alexandria. He tells us that, after having filled the chief offices in the province of Egypt, he went to Rome ca. 120, where he practiced as an advocate, pleading cases before the emperors. In 147 at the earliest he was appointed to the office of procurator, probably in Egypt, on the recommendation of his friend Marcus Cornelius Fronto. The position of procurator was open only to members of the equestrian class.
His work (Ῥωμαϊκά, known in English as the Roman History) in twenty-four books, written in Greek before 165, is more a number of monographs than a connected history. It gives an account of various peoples and countries from the earliest times down to their incorporation into the Roman Empire, and survives in complete books and considerable fragments. In spite of its unattractive style, the work is very valuable, especially for the period of the civil wars.
The Civil Wars, five of the later books in the corpus, concern mainly the end of the Roman Republic and take a conflict based approach to history.
Editions
- Editio princeps, 1551
- Schweighauser, 1785
- Bekker, 1852
- Ludwig Mendelssohn, 1878-1905, Appiani Historia Romana, Bibliotheca Teubneriana
- Paul Goukowsky, 1997-, Appien. Histoire romaine (Greek text, French translation, notes), Collection Budé
English translations:
- W. B., 1578 (black letter) - possibly William Barker - used by Shakespeare
- J. D[avies], 1679
- Horace White, 1899 (Bohn's Classical Library);
- Book i. edited by James Leigh Strachan-Davidson, 1902.
References
- William Smith (ed) (1870), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 1 pp. 247-248
External links
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Appian". Image Credit.
