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Appian

Appian of Alexandria (/ˈæpiən/; Ancient Greek: Ἀππιανὸς Ἀλεξανδρεύς, romanized: Appianòs Alexandreús; Latin: Appianus Alexandrinus; c. 95 – c. AD 165) was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who prospered during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius.

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Appianus Alexandrinus c. 95 Alexandria, Roman Egypt
Died
c. 165 (aged around 70) Rome
Occupations
Historian, lawyer

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related to Editions · 50
Appian → Ac, Anonymi Compendium, Appian's History, Appiani Alexandrini Historia Publio, Appiani Historia Romana, Appiano, Appien, Archived, Bibliotheca TeubnerianaPaul Goukowsky, Bohn's Classical Library, Book, Books XIII, Candido, Carsana, Chiara, Civil Wars, Collection Budé, Commento, Constantini, Editio
related to The Foreign Wars · 46
Appian → Africa, Another, Appian's, Arabia Petraea, BC, Dacians, Egypt, Empire, Especially, For, Gauls, Greece, Hannibal, Hannibalic, Illyrians, Ionia, Italian Peninsula, Italians, Italy, Jews
related to history · 33
Appian → AD, BC, Besides Appian, Caesar, Cassius Dio, Diodorus, Empire, Florus, Gallic Wars, Gracchan, He, Julius Caesar, Marius, Only, Plutarch, Plutarch's Roman, Pompey, Republic, Republican, Roman
related to External links · 26
Appian → Appien, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, Central, Civil Wars, Eastern Europe, Graphic Art, Guerres, Histoire, III, Internet ArchiveWorks, LacusCurtiusWorks, LibriVox, Livius, Mendelssohn, Objects, Paul Goukowsky, Perseus Digital Library, Phillippe Torrens, Reception, Review
related to Life · 24
Appian → AD, Alexandria, Although Appian, Antoninus Pius, Appian's Roman History, Cornelius Fronto, Egypt, Hadrian, He, However, In, Information, It, Little, Lucius Verus, Marcus Aurelius, Roman, Roman Egypt, Roman History, Rome
related to Sources · 5
Appian → Appian's, At, He, However, One
Born · 1
Appian → Appianus Alexandrinus c. 95 Alexandria, Roman Egypt
Died · 1
Appian → c. 165 (aged around 70) Rome
Occupations · 1
Appian → Historian, lawyer

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