| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 525 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Edinburgh studies in later Latin literature |
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Edinburgh studies in later Latin literature.
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| Summary |
"This 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 Christian Theodosius. Through careful analysis of the ancient evidence, including newly discovered material, this book re-examines the two short imperial histories attributed to Victor in the manuscripts, known today as the Caesares and the Epitome de Caesaribus, and discusses a wide range of both canonical and neglected authors and texts, from Sallust and Tacitus to Eunapius and the Historia Augusta."--page 4 of cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Victor, Sextus Aurelius
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Victor, Sextus Aurelius. De Caesaribus.
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| SUBJECT |
Victor, Sextus Aurelius. fast (OCoLC)fst00049097 |
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De vita et moribus imperatorum Romanorum. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86113782
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Scriptores historiae Augustae. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50004878
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| Subject |
HISTORY / Ancient / Rome
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- Historiography
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476 -- Historiography
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Woudhuysen, George, 1989- author.
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| ISBN |
9781474492898 |
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1474492894 |
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