Resumen: The analysis of the conserved section of the first book of Velleius’ Roman History allows the reinterpretation of its alleged universal nature. Its so-called universal contents can be reinterpreted as an excursus in order to introduce the complex chrono- logical system of the Roman history. In this way, the whole work can be interpreted as a canonical work of Roman historiography, with the regular structure and key motives that pervaded the genre. Idioma: Español DOI: 10.7358/erga-2019-002-horr Año: 2019 Publicado en: Erga-Logoi 7-2 (2019), 141-159 ISSN: 2280-9678 Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.1 - Classics (Q4) - History (Q4) - Literature and Literary Theory (Q4) - Linguistics and Language (Q4) - Language and Linguistics (Q4)