The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End / with the Epitomes and Fragments of the Lost Books

The narrative continues Rome's mid- to late-republican history with detailed accounts of military campaigns, naval engagements, and diplomatic negotiations that extend Roman influence across the eastern Mediterranean. It follows commanders and allied states through sieges, battles, peace terms, and territorial settlements, recording triumphs, colonization, and the redistribution of provinces. Interwoven are Senate debates, strategic decisions, and moral commentary typical of annalistic historiography. The surviving volumes also include epitomes and fragments that preserve summaries of lost books, together presenting a mixture of chronological narrative, speeches, and administrative records.