1 Earliest Rome

Bibliography
1. Literary texts
We give brief details on all literary texts used in the sourcebook and we refer
where possible to easily accessible English translations: Loeb, Penguin, ACW
(Ancient Christian Writers, London and Westminster MD, 1946- ; often with
valuable notes), ANCL (Ante-Nicene Christian Library, Edinburgh,
1867-1902; published in New York as Ante-Nicene Fathers), FC (The Fathers
of the Church, Washington DC, 1962-), LF (Library of the Fathers, Oxford,
1838—85); failing these we give one other translation.
Acts of the Apostles: Greek Christian narrative of the spread of Christianity from
the death of Christ to the preaching of Paul in Rome (c. A.D. 30-61/3),
written perhaps twenty yeats later (New English Bible etc.)
Aelius Aristides, Sacred Tales: Greek autobiographical account of illnesses and
the author's search for divine cures, covering A.D. 143-71 (C. A. Behr,
Leiden 1981-6)
Apuleius, Metamorphoses, also known as The Golden Ass: Latin novel written
perhaps in A.D. 170s or 180s (Loeb; Penguin)
Arnobius, Against the Gentiles: Christian Latin polemic against paganism, c. A.D.
300 (ACW; ANCL)
Artemidorus, Dream Book: Greek manual of dream interpretation, middle to late
second century A.D. (R. J. White, Park Ridge, NJ 1975)
Athenaeus, Table-talk: learned antiquarian debate, set over dinner, later second
century A.D. (Loeb)
Augustan History, Life of Elagabalus: one of a series of Latin biographies of
emperors from Hadrian to Numerian, collected and partly composed in
late fourth century A.D. (Loeb; Penguin)
Augustine, Confessions: Latin analysis of the author's conversion to Christianity,
written c. A.D. 397-^01 (Loeb; Penguin; ACW; H. Chadwick, Oxford
1991); The City of God: Latin Christian treatise, composed between A.D.
413 and 425 (Loeb; Penguin; FC); The Harmony of the Evangelists:Latin
Christian text, written A.D. 400 (S. D. F. Salmond, Edinburgh 1873)
Augustus, Achievements: account in Latin of his career, written 27—23 B.C.,
revised over a long period (Loeb, with Velleius Paterculus; P. A. Brunt and
J. M. Moore, Oxford 1967)
Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights: Latin antiquarian work, written between c. A.D. 177
and 192 (Loeb)
Caesar, Gallic War: account in Latin of his conquest of Gaul 58-52 B.C. (Loeb;
Penguin)
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