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catsbah's review against another edition
5.0
This book has a very specific readers market. If you are interested in reading the Res Gestae, this book is great. It has both the Greek and the Latin, with translations for both right next to each other for easy comparison. There is a great commentary on every section following the translations. It was hard work reading through it, but well sourced and obviously well researched.
traveller1's review
4.0
I have always had a soft spot for Velleius. With all his faults, which are always described freely by professional historians, I can see his earnestness in his work. Whatever else his faults, he was not un-passionate about the nation he served. One of the chaps who ran hither and yon, holding the empire together.
"The Great Achievements of the God Augustus" ummm. The Senate asked me to save the state from civil war — no wait, I started that civil war. Guess which is included here?
Read the latter in my undergrad days. The former in my Masters. The good old days.
"The Great Achievements of the God Augustus" ummm. The Senate asked me to save the state from civil war — no wait, I started that civil war. Guess which is included here?
Read the latter in my undergrad days. The former in my Masters. The good old days.
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