The Lost History Of Sextus Aurelius Victor

Author : Justin Stover
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474492878
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor written by Justin Stover and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical rewriting of the history of fourth-century Latin literature 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. By providing a new account of the original scope and scale of Victor’s Historia, this book revolutionises our understanding of the writing of history in late antiquity. Not only does it have profound implications for the transmission of Classical texts in the Middle Ages and the history of Classical scholarship, but it also solves some of the enduring mysteries of later Latin literature.

Author : H. W. Bird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sextus Aurelius Victor written by H. W. Bird and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sextus Aurelius Victor was an imperial bureaucrat whose life spanned most of the fourth century AD. Harry Bird describes how Victor, a man of humble African origin, acquired by virtue of his education and personal qualities a consular governorship in Pannonia and the urban prefecture at Rome. Victor's short historical monograph, the De Caesaribus , reveals his attitudes towards education, culture, history and politics - attitudes which probably reflect those of a considerable segment of fourth-century society. We can therefore glimpse how the emperors, the senate, the army and the bureaucracy were perceived, how the changing role of Rome was regarded by many in the West, what was thought of certain provinces and their inhabitants and what was considered to be the raison d'être of the writing of history. All these, together with other minor topics, are explored in Harry Bird's thorough investigation into Victor's life and work. This book will interest students of late Latin literature and thought and those involved in late imperial and early medieval history. It should also appeal to scholars engaged in the study of the Historia Augusta, whether they agree with its findings or not.

Author : Sextus Aurelius Victor
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020676031
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sextus Aurelius Victor De Viris Illustribus Urbis Romae written by Sextus Aurelius Victor and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sextus Aurelius Victor was a Roman historian and author, best known for his work on the lives of famous men in Rome. De Viris Illustribus Urbis Romae is a collection of biographies of the most notable figures in Roman history, from the earliest times to the empire. This book provides valuable insights into the politics, culture, and military history of ancient Rome. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Sextus Aurelius Victor
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sextus Aurelius Victor de viris illustribus urbis Romae written by Sextus Aurelius Victor and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sextus Aurelius Victor
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Sextus Aurelius Victor written by Sextus Aurelius Victor and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alex Mullen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198888953
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Languages and Communities in the Late and Post-Roman Western Provinces written by Alex Mullen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-14 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a collection of chapters by a multidisciplinary collection of experts on the linguistic variegation of the later-Roman and post-imperial period in the Roman west. It offers the first comprehensive modern study of the main developments, key features, and debates of the later-Roman and post-imperial linguistic environment.

Author : Jared Kreiner
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527570401
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Warfare, Volume II written by Jared Kreiner and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-04-03 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume demonstrates the wide array of topics in ancient warfare currently studied by researchers around the world. Arranged chronologically in Greek and Roman history sections, the book takes readers through all manner of current research topics on ancient warfare, from traditional battle narratives or strategic analyses of campaigns, through the logistical considerations of armies in the field, to the ideology of women in war and mythology. The study of ancient war deals with a myriad of different topics and deals with themes in all types of history: social, cultural, economic, religious, literary, numismatical, epigraphical, ethnographical, topographical, prosopographical, and mythical, as well as the usual political and military. The study of ancient war is a field that is growing in popularity and continues to surprise us with many innovative new ideas, as shown in this collection of papers by established academics and current graduate students.

Author : Sextus Aurelius Victor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
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Download or read book Sextus Aurelius Victor written by Sextus Aurelius Victor and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph J. Reidy
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031554442
Total Pages : 340 pages
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Download or read book The ‘Lost Arian History’ in Late Antique and Medieval Historiography written by Joseph J. Reidy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sextus Aurelius Victor
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
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Download or read book Sextus Aurelius Victor written by Sextus Aurelius Victor and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: