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St Photius the Great, tr. Freese, 1920; selections
Codex 84: Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Synopsis of the Histories
Also read the same author’s Synopsis of the above twenty books in five volumes. In this his style is more elegant but not nearly so agreeable; at the same time the work is more useful, since nothing is inserted except what is absolutely necessary. From his style, concise and free from redundancies, he may be described as a king laying down the law; his composition and diction send forth a sound which reaches the ears of the hearer somewhat more harshly. His manner is not unsuitable for synopsis, but by no means adapted for a perfect and complete history. It is evident that the writer lived before Dion Coccaeus1 and Appian2 of Alexandria, who also wrote on Roman history.
Notes
- Dio Cassius; see Cod. 71.
- Cod. 57.