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1 online resource (xxii, 525 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Edinburgh studies in later Latin literature |
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Edinburgh studies in later Latin literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Victor, Sextus Aurelius https://isni.org/isni/0000000117669251
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Victor, Sextus Aurelius. De Caesaribus.
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De vita et moribus imperatorum Romanorum.
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Scriptores historiae Augustae.
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Victor, Sextus Aurelius
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Rome -- Historiography.
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476 -- Historiography.
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Rome -- Histoire -- 284-476 (Bas-Empire) -- Historiographie.
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HISTORY / Ancient / Rome
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| Added Author |
Woudhuysen, George, 1989- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stover, Justin A. Lost history of Sextus Aurelius Victor. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023] 1474492878 (OCoLC)1375060036 |
| ISBN |
9781474492898 (electronic bk.) |
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1474492894 (electronic bk.) |
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1474492878 |
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9781474492874 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000075236315 |
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