Greek and Roman historiography in late antiquity : fourth to sixth century A.D. / edited by Gabriele Marasco.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marasco, Gabriele.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography--Rome.

Historiography.

Historiography--Greece--History--To 1500.

Rome--Historiography.

Rome.

Greece--Historiography.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 540 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Greek & Roman historiography in late antiquity

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first comprehensive study of Greek and Latin historiography from Constantine to the end of the sixth century AD. It aims to examine the development of late antique historiography, stressing chiefly the relations between pagan and Christian historians, their polemics but also their often neglected agreements. Of special importance is the study of the Church historians who are considerable but not adequately known sources for the political and social history of the period. Greek and Latin Historiography in Late Antiquity is a highly valuable and useful reference tool for both scholars and students. Greek and Roman Historiography in Late Antiquity has been selected by Choice as Outstanding Academic Title (2005).

Contents:

Preliminary material / Gabriele Marasco

Historiography in the Age of Constantine / Friedhelm Winkelmann

Ammianus Marcellinus / Guy Sabbah

Minor Latin Historians of the Fourth Century A.D. / Giorgio Bonamente

The Historia Augusta and Pagan Historiography / A.R. Birley

The Church Historians after Eusebius / Peter Van Deun

Pagan Historiography and the Decline of the Empire / Wolf Liebeschuetz

The Church Historians (I): Socrates, Sozomenus, and Theodoretus / Hartmut Leppin

The Church Historians (II): Philostorgius and Gelasius of Cyzicus / Gabriele Marasco

The Development of Greek Historiography: Priscus, Malchus, Candidus / Roger Blockley

Latin Historiography: Jerome, Orosius and the Western Chronicles / G. Zecchini

Latin Historiography and the Barbarian Kingdoms / Brian Croke

Historiography in the East / M.R. Cataudella

The Church Historians and Chalcedon / Michael Whitby

The Beginning of Byzantine Chronography: John Malalas / Elizabeth Jeffreys

Index of Ancient Names / Gabriele Marasco.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46403-8

9786610464036

1-4175-9758-5

90-474-0018-6

OCLC:

191039224

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047400189 DOI