Book Cover of The Students’ Roman Empire, Part 1

The Students’ Roman Empire, Part 1

by John Bagnell Bury

The writings of J. B. Bury, on subjects ranging from ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the layman. This work covers the period from the beginning of the Roman Empire until Gibbon begins; from Augustus through Marcus Aurelius and the Antoinine Emperors.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1893

Genre/Category

Tags/Keywords

Authors

John Bagnell Bury image

John Bagnell Bury

Ireland, Italy

John Bagnell Bury was an Anglo-Irish historian, classical scholar, Medieval Roman historian and philologist. He objected to the label "Byzantinist" explicitly in the preface to the 1889 edition of his...

Books by John Bagnell Bury

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion Cover image

A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion by Epictetus

It includes a selection of the philosopher's Discourses, which are a series of informal lectures and conversations, as well as his famous Encheiridion...

Menexenus Cover image

Menexenus by Plato (Πλάτων)

The Menexenus is a Socratic dialogue of Plato, traditionally included in the seventh tetralogy along with the Greater and Lesser Hippias and the Ion....

The Public Orations of Demosthenes Cover image

The Public Orations of Demosthenes by Demosthenes

Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute the last significant expression of Athenian intelle...

The Antiquities of the Jews, Volume 4 Cover image

The Antiquities of the Jews, Volume 4 by Flavius Josephus

Antiquities of the Jews is a 20-volume historiographical work, written in Greek, by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus in the 13th year of the reig...

The Athenian Empire Cover image

The Athenian Empire by George William Cox

This provides a detailed history of the Athenian Empire, which was one of the most significant political powers in Greece during the 5th century BCE....

 A Short History of Scotland Cover image

A Short History of Scotland by Andrew Lang

A Short History of Scotland is a concise introduction to the history of Scotland from Roman times to the last Jacobite rebellion, written by the autho...

The Natural History Volume 7 Cover image

The Natural History Volume 7 by Pliny the Elder

It is a comprehensive study of the natural world in ancient Rome. Written in the 1st century AD, this volume is a part of Pliny's larger work, Natural...

A Popular History of Ireland Cover image

A Popular History of Ireland by Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve b...

The Students’ Roman Empire, Part 2 Cover image

The Students’ Roman Empire, Part 2 by John Bagnell Bury

The writings of J. B. Bury, on subjects ranging from ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the layman. Th...

Commonitory of Saint Vincent Lerins Cover image

Commonitory of Saint Vincent Lerins by Vincent Lérins

The Commonitory of Saint Vincent Lerins is a classic work of Christian apologetics, written in the 5th century by a monk named Vincent of Lérins. The...

Reviews for The Students’ Roman Empire, Part 1

No reviews posted or approved, yet...