This is a collection of Greek and Latin inscriptions and papyri in
English translation. They are all primary sources for our knowledge of
the history of Rome from the first emperor, Augustus, to Hadrian. The
theme of the present collection is the political and military activity
of the Roman emperors to the period of Hadrian, the men who carried out
their policies, the institutions of their administrations, the wars they
conducted, the reaction of their subjects, the imperial ruler cult,
their letters and orders. a second part is concerned with the society of
the ordinary citizen in his daily life. Brief commentary and notes
accompany the translations, making this book a collection of historical
material to supplement the major literary sources such such as Tacitus,
Seutonius, Dio, and others in the study of Roman imperial history.