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Theodor Mommsen

Born

in Garding, Schleswig, Germany

November 30, 1817

Died

November 01, 1903

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Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902, for being "the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, A History of Rome." ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 1,007 ratings · 115 reviews · 622 distinct works • Similar authors

	A History of Rome 4.42 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1855	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Rome Vol. 1-5 (Annotated) 4.19 avg rating — 148 ratings — 294 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Rome, Vol 1: The Period Anterior to the Abolition of the Monarchy 3.67 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1854 — 148 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Rome, Vol 2: From the Abolition of the Monarchy in Rome to the Union of Italy 4.03 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1854 — 189 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Rome, Vol 3: From the Union of Italy to the Subjugation of Carthage & the Greek States 4.19 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1854 — 235 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Rome, Vol 4: The Revolution 4.38 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1854 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of Rome, Vol 5 4.43 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1854 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	История Рима 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1854 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Provinces of the Roman Empire by Theodor Mommsen, William P. Dickson (translator), Francis Haverfield (translator) 3.88 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1885 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imperial Lives and Letters of the Eleventh Century 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Theodor Mommsen

History of Rome (6 books)
by

Theodor Mommsen,

Clare Krojzl (Translator),

Thomas Wiedemann (Introduction),

Alexander Demandt (Editor)

4.15 avg rating — 632 ratings

Histoire romaine (2 books)
by

Theodor Mommsen

4.42 avg rating — 278 ratings

Storia di Roma 1-6 (Audiobook Audible) (1 book)
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Theodor Mommsen,

Antonio Garibaldo Quattrini (Translator)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings

Quotes by Theodor Mommsen (?)

“The writer of history is perhaps closer to the artist than the scholar.”
― Theodor Mommsen

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“[T]he sacred sense of right and the reverence for the law, which it is difficult to destroy in the minds of the multitude, it is still more difficult to reproduce.”
― Theodor Mommsen, The History of Rome, Vol 5

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“[P]erhaps in this case, as often, the most courageous resolution might have been at the same time the most prudent”
― Theodor Mommsen, The History of Rome, Vol 5

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