A History of Rome and the Roman People
Title
A History of Rome and the Roman People
Subject
Roman History
Description
An excerpt from Victory Duruy's history textbook A History of Rome and the Roman People. The excerpt provides some description of Pyrrhus's siege of Asculum and his dealings with Roman commissioners.
The excerpt is taken from from Chapter XVI of the text; War With Pyrrus (280-272). It is illustrative of the style parodied in "Nestor," 2:1-47.
The excerpt is taken from from Chapter XVI of the text; War With Pyrrus (280-272). It is illustrative of the style parodied in "Nestor," 2:1-47.
Creator
Victor Duruy
Source
Google Books
Publisher
Original: Kegan Paul & Co., London
Digital: http://books.google.com/books?id=coC2mDkG_2MC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Digital: http://books.google.com/books?id=coC2mDkG_2MC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Date
1884
Contributor
Posted by Devin Reany
Format
Format: JPG image
File Size: 116 KB
Dimensions: 470X487
File Size: 116 KB
Dimensions: 470X487
Language
English
Original Format
Page of a book
Files
Citation
Victor Duruy
, “A History of Rome and the Roman People,” James Joyce Digital Interpretations, accessed April 26, 2024, https://jamesjoyce.omeka.net/items/show/83.