Historia Augusta by David Magie

Historia Augusta by David Magie

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The Historia Augusta (or Scriptores Historiae Augustae) is a series of biographies of Roman emperors, heirs, and claimants from Hadrian to Numerianus (117–284 CE) modeled on Suetonius’ Lives of the Caesars (second century CE). Of uncertain reliability and authorship, it is now attributed by many authorities to one late fourth century CE author.

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Historia Augusta by David Magie

The Historia Augusta (or Scriptores Historiae Augustae) is a series of biographies of Roman emperors, heirs, and claimants from Hadrian to Numerianus (117284 CE) modeled on Suetonius Lives of the Caesars (second century CE). Of uncertain reliability and authorship, it is now attributed by many authorities to one late fourth century CE author.
David Magie (1877–1960) was Professor of Classics at Princeton University.
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ISBN 13 9780674991545
ISBN 10 0674991540
Title Historia Augusta
Author David Magie
Series Loeb Classical Library
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 1921-01-01
Number of pages 544
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