Description:
Yardley also demonstrates how much Trogus was influenced by his contemporary Livy as well as other Roman authors such as Sallust and Caesar, and how the Epitome reveals the influence of Roman poetry, especially the work of Virgil.
Brief description: J.C. Yardley is a professor of Classics at the University of Ottawa and former President of the Classical Association of Canada.
Review Quotes:
'Yardley's scholarship is entirely sound... This book should prove of great interest to professional scholars of the Classics and ancient history.'
--Paul Murgatroyd, Department of Classics, McMaster University