Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Ammianus Marcellinus; Aurelius Victor; Eutropius; Festus; Eunapius; Olympiodorus; Priscus; Rufinus; Socrates; Sozomen; Theodoret; Orosius; Historiography; Government; The Roman past; Religion; Barbarians; The emperor Julian (the Apostate); The emperor Theodosius I (the Great); Bibliography; Index
Summary
The fourth and fifth centuries AD were an era of religious conflict and political change. This volume offers an accessible survey of the varied lives and works of the contemporary historians whose responses reflected these turbulent times
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-306) and index
