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Antonine Itinerary
The Antonine Itinerary (Latin: Antonini Itinerarium) is a register of the stations and distances along the various roads of the Roman empire, containing directions how to get from one Roma...
The Antonine Itinerary (Latin: Antonini Itinerarium) is a register of the stations and distances along the various roads of the Roman empire, containing directions how to get from one Roma...
Apicius
Apicius is the title of a collection of Roman cookery recipes, usually thought to have been compiled in the late 4th or early 5th century AD and written in a language that is in many ways cl...
Apicius is the title of a collection of Roman cookery recipes, usually thought to have been compiled in the late 4th or early 5th century AD and written in a language that is in many ways cl...
Apocolocyntosis
The Pumpkinification of (the Divine) Claudius or Apocolocyntosis (divi Claudii) is a political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, probably written by Seneca the Younger.
The Pumpkinification of (the Divine) Claudius or Apocolocyntosis (divi Claudii) is a political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, probably written by Seneca the Younger.
Apollonius of Tyre
Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular during medieval times.
Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular during medieval times.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus or Apologeticum is Tertullian's most famous work, consisting of apologetic and polemic; it was written in Carthage in the summer or autumn of 197 AD, during the reign ...
Apologeticus or Apologeticum is Tertullian's most famous work, consisting of apologetic and polemic; it was written in Carthage in the summer or autumn of 197 AD, during the reign ...
Augustan History
The Augustan History (Lat. Historia Augusta) is a late Roman collection of biographies, in Latin, of the Roman Emperors, their junior colleagues and usurpers of the period 117 to 284.
The Augustan History (Lat. Historia Augusta) is a late Roman collection of biographies, in Latin, of the Roman Emperors, their junior colleagues and usurpers of the period 117 to 284.
City of God (book)
De Civitate Dei,, known in English as: Concerning the
The City of God against the Pagans
Is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine o...
De Civitate Dei,, known in English as: Concerning the
The City of God against the Pagans
Is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine o...
Codex Iuliacensis
The Codex Iuliacensis is a mediaeval book, dating to about 1320 to 1350.
The Codex Iuliacensis is a mediaeval book, dating to about 1320 to 1350.
Codex Theodosianus
The Codex Theodosianus was a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperors since 312.
The Codex Theodosianus was a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperors since 312.
Commentarii
Commentarii (Latin, Greek: hupomnemata) are notes to assist the memory, or memoranda.
Commentarii (Latin, Greek: hupomnemata) are notes to assist the memory, or memoranda.
Commentariolum Petitionis
Commentariolum Petitionis ("little handbook on electioneering"), also known as De petitione consulatus ("on running for the Consulship"), is an essay supposedly written by Quintus ...
Commentariolum Petitionis ("little handbook on electioneering"), also known as De petitione consulatus ("on running for the Consulship"), is an essay supposedly written by Quintus ...
Confessions (St. Augustine)
Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by St. Augustine of Hippo, written between AD 397 and AD 398.
Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by St. Augustine of Hippo, written between AD 397 and AD 398.
Consolation of Philosophy
Consolation of Philosophy (Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524.
Consolation of Philosophy (Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524.
Corpus Juris Civilis
The Corpus Juris Civilis is the modern name for a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Eastern Roman Emperor.
The Corpus Juris Civilis is the modern name for a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Eastern Roman Emperor.
De architectura
De architectura is a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect Vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augustus, as a guide for building projects.
De architectura is a treatise on architecture written by the Roman architect Vitruvius and dedicated to his patron, the emperor Caesar Augustus, as a guide for building projects.
De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas
De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas suscepta ab Societate Jesu (About Christian expeditions to China undertaken by the Society of Jesus) is a book based on an Italian manuscript written by ...
De Christiana expeditione apud Sinas suscepta ab Societate Jesu (About Christian expeditions to China undertaken by the Society of Jesus) is a book based on an Italian manuscript written by ...
De doctrina christiana
De doctrina christiana is a theological text written by St. Augustine of Hippo.
De doctrina christiana is a theological text written by St. Augustine of Hippo.
De Locis Sanctis
De locis sanctis ('Concerning sacred places') was composed by the Irish monk Adomnán, a copy being presented to King Aldfrith of Northumbria in 698.
De locis sanctis ('Concerning sacred places') was composed by the Irish monk Adomnán, a copy being presented to King Aldfrith of Northumbria in 698.
Dialogus de oratoribus
The Dialogus de oratoribus is a short work attributed to Tacitus, in dialogue form, on the art of rhetoric.
The Dialogus de oratoribus is a short work attributed to Tacitus, in dialogue form, on the art of rhetoric.
Distichs of Cato
The Distichs of Cato (Latin: Catonis Disticha, most famously known simply as Cato), is a Latin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality by an unknown author named Dionysius Ca...
The Distichs of Cato (Latin: Catonis Disticha, most famously known simply as Cato), is a Latin collection of proverbial wisdom and morality by an unknown author named Dionysius Ca...
Edictum Theodorici
The Edictum Theodorici is a set of laws that date from the 5th or 6th-century and that is one of the codes emanated by Germanic kings to settle issues between Romans and Germans in their kingdoms.
The Edictum Theodorici is a set of laws that date from the 5th or 6th-century and that is one of the codes emanated by Germanic kings to settle issues between Romans and Germans in their kingdoms.
Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium is a bundle of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life.
The Epistulae morales ad Lucilium is a bundle of 124 letters which were written by Seneca the Younger at the end of his life.
Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX
Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX by Valerius Maximus was written around CE 30 or 31.
Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX by Valerius Maximus was written around CE 30 or 31.
Groans of the Britons
The Groans of the Britons (gemitus Britannorum) is the name of the final appeal made on behalf of the post-Roman Romano-British governing class of Britain for assistance against foreign invasion.
The Groans of the Britons (gemitus Britannorum) is the name of the final appeal made on behalf of the post-Roman Romano-British governing class of Britain for assistance against foreign invasion.
Historia Caroli Magni
Historia Caroli Magni or Historia Karoli Magni et Rotholandi, sometimes known as the Turpin Chronicle or the Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle, is a 12th century Latin fo...
Historia Caroli Magni or Historia Karoli Magni et Rotholandi, sometimes known as the Turpin Chronicle or the Pseudo-Turpin Chronicle, is a 12th century Latin fo...
Itinerarium Burdigalense
The Itinerarium Burdigalense ("the Bordeaux itinerary", also known as the Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum, "the Jerusalem inventory") is the oldest known Christian itinerarium, written by a...
The Itinerarium Burdigalense ("the Bordeaux itinerary", also known as the Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum, "the Jerusalem inventory") is the oldest known Christian itinerarium, written by a...
Itinerarium Regis Ricardi
The Itinerarium Regis Ricardi (in full, Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi) is a Latin prose narrative of the Third Crusade, 1189-1192.
The Itinerarium Regis Ricardi (in full, Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi) is a Latin prose narrative of the Third Crusade, 1189-1192.
Lex convivalis
The Lex convivalis, also known as the Decretum parasiticum, is a humorous Latin text from late antiquity.
The Lex convivalis, also known as the Decretum parasiticum, is a humorous Latin text from late antiquity.
Liber Pontificalis
The Liber Pontificalis (Latin for Book of the Popes) is a book of biographies of popes from Saint Peter until the 15th century.
The Liber Pontificalis (Latin for Book of the Popes) is a book of biographies of popes from Saint Peter until the 15th century.
Littera Florentina
The parchment codex called Littera Florentina is the closest survivor to an official version of the Pandects, the digest of Roman law promulgated by Justinian I in 530–533.
The parchment codex called Littera Florentina is the closest survivor to an official version of the Pandects, the digest of Roman law promulgated by Justinian I in 530–533.
Natural History (Pliny)
The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the Elder.
The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the Elder.
Naturales quaestiones
Naturales quaestiones is an encyclopedia of the natural world written by Seneca around 65 AD. It is much shorter than the Naturalis Historia produced by Pliny the Elder some ten years later,...
Naturales quaestiones is an encyclopedia of the natural world written by Seneca around 65 AD. It is much shorter than the Naturalis Historia produced by Pliny the Elder some ten years later,...
Notitia Urbis Constantinopolitanae
The Notitia Urbis Constantinopolitanae is an ancient "regionary", i.e., a list of monuments, public buildings and civil officials in Constantinople during the mid-5th century (between 425 an...
The Notitia Urbis Constantinopolitanae is an ancient "regionary", i.e., a list of monuments, public buildings and civil officials in Constantinople during the mid-5th century (between 425 an...
Novellae Constitutiones
The Novellae Constitutiones (new constitutions, Νεαραί), or Justinian's Novels, are one of the four major units of Roman law created by Roman Emperor Justinian I in the course of his l...
The Novellae Constitutiones (new constitutions, Νεαραί), or Justinian's Novels, are one of the four major units of Roman law created by Roman Emperor Justinian I in the course of his l...
Ordo urbium nobilium
Ordo Urbium Nobilium is a prose text by Decimus Magnus Ausonius.
Ordo Urbium Nobilium is a prose text by Decimus Magnus Ausonius.
Origo Gentis Langobardorum
The Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short 7th century account offering a founding myth of the Lombard people.
The Origo Gentis Langobardorum is a short 7th century account offering a founding myth of the Lombard people.
Proslogion
The Proslogion, (Latin Proslogium; English translation, Discourse on the Existence of God), written in 1077-1078, was written as a prayer, or meditation, by the medieval cleric Ansel...
The Proslogion, (Latin Proslogium; English translation, Discourse on the Existence of God), written in 1077-1078, was written as a prayer, or meditation, by the medieval cleric Ansel...
Satyricon
Satyricon is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry.
Satyricon is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry.
The Pumpkinification of Claudius
The Pumpkinification of (the Divine) Claudius or Apocolocyntosis (divi Claudii) is a political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, probably written by Seneca the Younger.
The Pumpkinification of (the Divine) Claudius or Apocolocyntosis (divi Claudii) is a political satire on the Roman emperor Claudius, probably written by Seneca the Younger.
Vitas Patrum Emeritensium
The Vitas Patrum Emeritensium is an early Medieval Latin hagiographical work written by an otherwise unknown Paul the Deacon of Mérida.
The Vitas Patrum Emeritensium is an early Medieval Latin hagiographical work written by an otherwise unknown Paul the Deacon of Mérida.