greek texts discussing ancient Rome
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greek texts discussing ancient Rome
I am needing to compose something on a description of imperial Rome written in Koine Greek. Does anyone know of any Greek literature from this period that can give me terminology.for how they tqlked about everything: e.g., colosseum, forum, etc.
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Re: greek texts discussing ancient Rome
You would likely find what you need in:hannaconner wrote: ↑July 2nd, 2025, 11:03 pm Does anyone know of any Greek literature from this period that can give me terminology.for how they tqlked about everything: e.g., colosseum, forum, etc.
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities
- Appian of Alexandria, Roman History
- Cassius Dio, Roman History
- Plutarch, Parallel Lives of Roman figures, e.g., Cicero
- Pausanias, Description of Greece
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Re: greek texts discussing ancient Rome
You could try looking into the works of Josephus, especially Against Apion or The Jewish War—he wrote in Koine Greek and described aspects of Roman rule.