Editing Barthold Georg Niebuhr (section)

==Works==
The first edition of Niebuhr's ''Roman History'' was translated into English by F. A. Walter (1827), but was immediately superseded by the translation of the second edition by [[Julius Charles Hare|Julius Hare]] and [[Connop Thirlwall]], completed by [[William Smith (lexicographer)|William Smith]] and [[Leonhard Schmitz]] (last edition, 1847–1851).{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=669}} He wrote ''Griechische Heroengeschichte'' (“History of Greek Heroes,” 1842; 11th ed. 1896), for his son Marcus; ''Geschichte des Zeitalters der Revolution'' (“History of the Age of Revolutions”, 1845); ''Kleine historische und philologische Schriften'' (Minor Historical and Philological Writings, 1828–43). His ''Lectures on Ancient History'' is familiar in English translation.<ref name=nie/>