ISBN10: 1474492878, ISBN13: 9781474492874, [publisher: Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh] Hardcover Hardcover. A radical rewriting of the history of fourth-century Latin literatureDemonstrates for the first time both the contemporary and lasting influence of Victor's historiographyDiscusses a wide range of both canonical and neglected authors and texts, including Sallust, St Jerome, Ammianus, the Historia Augusta, Eunapius and JulianProvides an up-to-date account of the mechanics of abbreviating texts in late antiquity, an important and relatively neglected subjectRe-reads and re-examines in detail two short imperial histories of the fourth century, the Caesares and the Epitome de CaesaribusBased on primary sources, including manuscripts and newly discovered evidence for Victor's textResolves some of the enduring mysteries of later Latin literatureHas implications impacting many different areas of Late Roman and early medieval studies, including political, social, cultural, literary and legal history, as well as historiographyThis book rediscovers a lost history of the Roman Empire, written by Sextus Aurelius Victor (ca. 320-390) and demonstrates for the first time both the contemporary and lasting influence of his historical work. Though little regarded today, Victor is the best-attested historian of the later Roman Empire, read by Jerome and Ammianus, honoured with a statue by the pagan Emperor Julian and appointed to a prestigious prefecture by the ...
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ISBN10: 1474492878, ISBN13: 9781474492874, [publisher: Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh] Hardcover Hardcover. A radical rewriting of the history of fourth-century Latin literatureDemonstrates for the first time both the contemporary and lasting influence of Victor's historiographyDiscusses a wide range of both canonical and neglected authors and texts, including Sallust, St Jerome, Ammianus, the Historia Augusta, Eunapius and JulianProvides an up-to-date account of the mechanics of abbreviating texts in late antiquity, an important and relatively neglected subjectRe-reads and re-examines in detail two short imperial histories of the fourth century, the Caesares and the Epitome de CaesaribusBased on primary sources, including manuscripts and newly discovered evidence for Victor's textResolves some of the enduring mysteries of later Latin literatureHas implications impacting many different areas of Late Roman and early medieval studies, including political, social, cultural, literary and legal history, as well as historiographyThis book rediscovers a lost history of the Roman Empire, written by Sextus Aurelius Victor (ca. 320-390) and demonstrates for the first time both the contemporary and lasting influence of his historical work. Though little regarded today, Victor is the best-attested historian of the later Roman Empire, read by Jerome and Ammianus, honoured with a statue by the pagan Emperor Julian and appointed to a prestigious prefecture by the ...
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Edinburgh University Press, Date: 2023. Hardcover. New. gld edition. 584 pages. 10.75x8.75x1.25 inches. 2023. Edinburgh University Press ISBN 1474492878 9781474492874 [GB]

ISBN10: 1474492878, ISBN13: 9781474492874, [publisher: Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh] Hardcover Hardcover. A radical rewriting of the history of fourth-century Latin literatureDemonstrates for the first time both the contemporary and lasting influence of Victor's historiographyDiscusses a wide range of both canonical and neglected authors and texts, including Sallust, St Jerome, Ammianus, the Historia Augusta, Eunapius and JulianProvides an up-to-date account of the mechanics of abbreviating texts in late antiquity, an important and relatively neglected subjectRe-reads and re-examines in detail two short imperial histories of the fourth century, the Caesares and the Epitome de CaesaribusBased on primary sources, including manuscripts and newly discovered evidence for Victor's textResolves some of the enduring mysteries of later Latin literatureHas implications impacting many different areas of Late Roman and early medieval studies, including political, social, cultural, literary and legal history, as well as historiographyThis book rediscovers a lost history of the Roman Empire, written by Sextus Aurelius Victor (ca. 320-390) and demonstrates for the first time both the contemporary and lasting influence of his historical work. Though little regarded today, Victor is the best-attested historian of the later Roman Empire, read by Jerome and Ammianus, honoured with a statue by the pagan Emperor Julian and appointed to a prestigious prefecture by the ...
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ISBN10: 1474492878, ISBN13: 9781474492874, [publisher: Edinburgh University Press] Hardcover 2023. Hardback. . . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2023]