Römische Historie is a 16th-century work chronicling the history of ancient Rome, reflecting the Renaissance revival of classical learning. Often richly illustrated, such editions combined historical narrative with artistic craftsmanship, serving both as educational texts and as symbols of humanist scholarship and admiration for Rome’s political and cultural legacy. Published mainly in German-speaking regions, they translated and adapted classical sources such as Livy, Plutarch, and Suetonius. By recounting the deeds of emperors and heroes, these works conveyed moral and political lessons that linked ancient virtues to Renaissance ideals, bridging the world of antiquity with early modern European thought and art.