1. Life.
FLORUS.
L. Julius (or Annaeus) Florus lived at Rome in the time of Trajan or Hadrian. Little else is known of his life.
2. Works.
An Epitome of the Wars of Livy, in two Books:—
Book I. treats of the good time of Rome, 753-133 B.C. (the Gracchi).
„ II. treats of the decline of Rome, 133-29 B.C. (Temple of Janus closed).
3. Style.
A pretentious and smartly written work abounding in mistakes, contradictions, and misrepresentations of historical truth. It was, however, popular in the Middle Ages on account of its brevity and its rhetorical style. Florus is useful in giving us a short account of events in periods where we have no books of Livy to guide us.