Resources

For Students

For information on the author, Eutropius, and his work, Breviarium Historiae Romanae, see here

For background material:

For a timeline, see here.
For a list of the background articles, see here.

For an index of biographies, see here.
For a list of members of the Sullan and Marian factions see here.

For Vocabulary & Grammar Review:

For pre-reading information on the grammar and vocabulary of Eutropius see here
Here is a worksheet to review/introduce the vocabulary themes most useful in this text (i.e. fighting words and large numbers). It also incorporates them in sentences of increasing complexity modelled on those to be found in the text.

For vocabulary, see the Quizlet lists.

For Teachers

Want to read more of the Breviarium?

• Want a clean version of the text? See here
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• For a version of the text with concordance and frequency lists, see here.

To read more of the Breviarium with commentary, check out

• Brian Beyer's War on Hannibal
• Brian Beyer's Legends of Early Rome
• Kris Master's The First Twenty Emperors: Selections from Eutropius Adapted for Beginning Readers of Latin

For more context, see...

• Mary Beard's SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome for an accessible survey of Roman history and culture from its founding to 212 CE. For a closer look at the material covered, look at chapters six through eight.
• David M. Gwynn's The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction, for a very abbreviated account of the Roman Republic. For a closer look at the material covered, look at chapters six and eight.
• Tom Holland's Rubicon: The Last Year's of the Roman Republic for a look at the "end" of the Roman Republic.
• Thomas R. Martin's Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian for another accessible survey of Roman history and culture. For a closer look at the material covered, look at chapter five.
• H.H. Scullard's From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome 133 BC to AD 68 for a brief but comprehensive look at Roman history. For a closer look at the material covered, look at chapters one through six.

For ACL attendees:

• Main Handout
• Catalog of Texts Handout
• Commentaries Handout
• PowerPoint