Appian

95–165

Appian was a Greek historian of Rome whose works are especially important for Roman civil wars and imperial expansion.

Appian of Alexandria wrote a Roman History organised largely by peoples and regions, with substantial surviving sections on the Civil Wars, Mithridatic Wars, Punic conflicts and Rome’s wars in Spain. He wrote in Greek from within the imperial world.

For the site, Appian is useful for Classical pages on the Roman Republic, civil war, conquest and provincial resistance. His Civil Wars are particularly relevant for fiction about Marius, Sulla, Caesar, Antony and Octavian.

Periods and events

Ancient Rome Roman Republic Sullan Civil War and Proscriptions Caesar’s Civil War Assassination of Julius Caesar Liberators’ Civil War Battle of Philippi War of Actium Ancient World Late Roman Republic

Non Fiction

Non Fiction by Appian (1 book)

Reference works, biographies and other non-fiction are kept separate from the historical novels above.

The Civil Wars

by Appian

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