Talk:Appian

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I'm a little bit confused by the reference to Appian's writing style being unattractive. I can't read the Greek, but my translation always seemed quite readable. Can someone explain what's so unattractive about his Greek? SetarconeX 18:56, 19 October 2006 (UTC) I have just read the first six or so books of Appian. In the 1899 translation at least he is far superior to anything translation I have read of Tacitus or Livy or man other ancient historians. The writer of this article should be careful not to editorialise. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.7.216.182 (talk) 11:17, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Long excerpt under Works
I see a long excerpt from Appian's history pasted in the paragraph under the heading Works. I don't see the point of this cut-and-paste. Although it allegedly illustrates Appian's ethnographic approach to writing history, in my view it does not succeed in this aim. I realize I'm just one person, but I do know that Wikipedia's policy is to write well-organized, informative articles.

Does anybody agree or disagree that this excerpt should be removed from this article? Thuvan Dihn (talk) 04:17, 7 June 2011 (UTC)


 * It is now 2014, so I don't know if the excerpt was removed or not. As of now, I see no long exerpt, neither do I understand how removing a excerpt would make the article more well-organized or more informative.  I can't see anything to gain by removing an excerpt.  And in fact I find such helpful and informative.  (EnochBethany (talk) 21:00, 14 February 2014 (UTC))

yea i agreed and substantially changed several of the paragraphs. i moticed the introduction for appians works was cut and pasted into this page- so i cut most of it and rewrote. i plan to finish more since it is still sloppily done by me. Tjame1 (talk) 19:46, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

The coregency?
Under Life I see the phrase "during the coregency, i.e., between 147 and 161." Although I know what a coregency is, I have no idea what this means in context. I gather that Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus were co-emperors from 161 to 169, but I don't know of any other coregency in the period between 100 and 160 A.D.

Can anybody shed any light on this passage? Thuvan Dihn (talk) 04:21, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Barrister or Lawyer?
The article states, "…Appian moved in 120 to Rome, where he became a barrister." Is "barrister" an anachronism? Was Roman law practiced like British law where you have solicitors vs barristers? Should the term be "lawyer," a rather general term which doesn't carry with it images of British barristers wearing wigs? Unless someone defends "barrister," I am inclined to change the term to laywer. (EnochBethany (talk) 20:50, 14 February 2014 (UTC))

Is This Confusing Double Negative Needed?
The article states, "whom he did not follow uncritically,…." Should this be changed to "whom he followed critically" or "whom he followed cautiously"? What does the article mean here? (EnochBethany (talk) 20:56, 14 February 2014 (UTC))

The entire paragraph regarding Appian's use of additional sources to add precision or accuracy to his main source needs references to the text to be useful — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.76.8.12 (talk) 19:54, 20 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Additionally, there is a conflict between this article and the article on Pollio, which states this historian's works were a source for Appian.HammerFilmFan (talk) 09:46, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Engels on Appian
"Of the ancient sources of history with regard to the contest within the Roman Republic, Appian alone gives us plain and clear information respecting its final cause, which was property in land.[Pg 117]" This is according to Frederick Engels in a work "Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy". Translated by Austin Lewis. Copyright, 1903 By Charles H. Kerr & Company. My source being Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27814/27814-h/27814-h.htm There is no mention made in this article on Apian regarding this important aspect of his work. Perhaps someone could confirm this.withaak 17:31, 19 July 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Withaak (talk • contribs)