Parthian history

Title(s):
  • Parthian history
  • Παρθικά
    (Parthika, Parthian history)
Period covered:
57-35 B.C.
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Full
Genre:
  • Secular history (classicizing history)
Remarks:
The work was added to the corpus of Appian by another author. Often dated to the Byzantine period, Mallan 2017 argues for an earlier date (second to fourth century), with a preference for the Antonine period. The evidence is, however, circumstantial and prudence is needed.
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Bibliography:
  • K. Brodersen (1993) 'Appian und sein Werk'. In: Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt 2.34.1: 339-363.
  • C. Mallan (2017) 'The Parthica of Pseudo-Appian'. Historia 66: 362-381.