Historia Augusta, Volume II (Caracalla. Geta. Opellius Macrinus. Diadumenianus. Elagabalus. Severus Alexander. The Two Maximini. The Three Gordians. Maximus and Balbinus)

The Historia Augusta (or Scriptores Historiae Augustae) is a series of biographies of Roman emperors, heirs, and claimants from Hadrian to Numerianus (117-284 CE) modeled on Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars (second century CE). Of uncertain reliability and authorship, it is now attributed by many authorities to one late fourth century CE author. The Scriptores Historiae Augustae, or Historia Augusta, is a collection of biographies of Roman emperors, heirs, and claimants from Hadrian to Numerianus (117- 284 CE). The work, which is modeled on Suetonius, purports to be written by six different authors and quotes documents and public records extensively. Since we possess no continuous account of the emperors of the second and third centuries, the Historia Augusta has naturally attracted keen attention. In the last century it has also generated the gravest suspicions. Present opinion holds that the whole is the work of a single author (who lived in the time of Theodosius) and contains much that is plagiarism and even downright forgery. The Loeb Classical Library edition of the Historia Augusta is in three volumes V. 1. Hadrian-aelius-antoninus Pius-marcus Aurelius Antoninus-lucius Verius-avidius Cassius-commodus-pertinax-di Ius Julianus-septimius Severus-pescennius Niger-clodius Albinus. V.2. Caracalla-geta-opelius Macrinus-diadumenian S-elegabalus-severus Alexander-the Two Maximi-the Three Gordians-maximus And Balbinus. V.3. The Two Valerians-the Two Gallieni-the Thirty Pretenders-the Deified Claudius-the Deified Aurelian-tacitus-probus-firmus-saturninus-proculus & Bonosus-carus, Carinus And Numerian. With An English Translation By David Magie. Latin And English On Opposite Pages. Imprint Varies. The Translation Of The Biographies From Antoninus Pius To Pescennius Niger And From The Maximini To Maximus And Balbinus Inclusive Has Been Furnished By ... Mr. Ainsworth O'brien-moore ... The Latin Text Of The First Six Biographies Has Been Supplied By Miss Susan H. Ballou.--pref. Includes Bibliographies And Index. BIBLIOGRAPHY EDITORIAL NOTE THE TWO VALERIANS THE TWO GALLIENI THE THIRTY PRETENDERS THE DEIFIED CLAUDIUS THE DEIFIED AURELIAN TACITUS PROBUS FIRMUS, SATURNINUS, PROCULUS, BONOSUS CARUS, CARINUS, NUMERIAN INDEX OF NAMES