Roman Historiography

Ennius (II century BC) is considered to be the founder of the Roman historiography considered Ennius. Roman historiography reached its highest flourishing during the Imperial period. Livy, who wrote the "History of Rome", was the most brilliant historian. The most renowned representatives of the Greek intellectuals who wrote in Latin were Dionysius of Halicarnassus, who wrote the book "Roman Antiquities" and claimed the kinship of the Romans and Greeks, and Plutarch, the author of the famous "Parallel Lives".

Quintus Ennius

Historiography was developed in a fairly difficult conditions. The great Roman historian Tacitus in his works "Histories" and "Annals" shows the tragedy of society, held in the incompatibility of imperial power and freedom of citizens, the princeps and the Senate. Skillful dramatization of events, subtle psychology, and accuracy of judgment made Tacitus perhaps one of the best Roman historians.

Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus