BASS Aufidy (Aufidius Bassus)( Roman historian)
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Aufidy Bass, Aufidius Bassus, I in. n. e., Roman historian. We know two of his historical works: The war with the Germans (Libri belli Germanici), . in which he praised the victory of Tiberius against Germanic tribes, . and History (Historiae), . dedicated to his contemporaries (the time after the death of Caesar), . supposedly written for Claudia, . Pliny the Elder created continued under the name of the end of the works Aufidiya Bass (A fine Aufidii Bassi). Preserved only fragments containing a description of the death of Cicero. Stories From the material taken as Tacitus to recreate the time of Tiberius, and Cassiodorus in the preparation of consular list. During the Empire A.B. admitted to one of the greatest historical authority.
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