On This Day in History - October 16:
On this day in 1861, John Bagnell Bury was born in Ireland. He is best known for his 2-volume History of the Later Roman Empire, 395‑565, and also for his History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great. Both of them are excellent reference works for your home library.
J.B. Bury died in 1927. The History of the Later Roman Empire entered the public domain in 1998. Bill Thayer has done a monumental job of typing it in word-by-word: John Bagnall Bury: History of the Later Roman Empire.
On This Day in Ancient History
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- Alexander the Great
- Decay as a Reason for the Fall of Rome
- Dates of the Roman Emperors
- Ancient Greece in Pictures
- The Most Important Heroes in Greek Myth and Legend
Birth of an Eminent Historian and Philologist originally appeared on About.com Ancient / Classical History on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at 06:50:07.