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Publius Quinctilius Varus: The Roman Official History Remembered for One Catastrophe

Roman Empire Times 04 Mar 2026
those of Velleius Paterculus, Tacitus, Florus, and Cassius Dio ... Velleius, writing within two decades of the battle and himself a former officer who had served in Germany under Tiberius, offers the earliest extant narrative.
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Appian of Alexandria: The Greek Historian Who Explained Rome’s Empire

Roman Empire Times 28 Feb 2026
Just as figures once dismissed – such as Diodorus, Josephus, Velleius Paterculus, and Florus – have been reconsidered as independent and reflective historians, so too has Appian.
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The Story Rome Wanted to Hear

Roman Empire Times 21 Dec 2025
Velleius Paterculus tells Rome’s past with remarkable speed ... (From Velleius Paterculus. Making History, edited by Eleanor Cowan; chapter “Velleius Paterculus as Senator ... Velleius’ sense of time is closely bound to place.
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