The lost history of Sextus Aurelius Victor / Justin A. Stover and George Woudhuysen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stover, Justin A., author.

Woudhuysen, George, 1989- author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in later Latin literature.

Edinburgh studies in later Latin literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victor, Sextus Aurelius.

Rome--Historiography.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 525 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This work rediscovers a lost history of the Roman Empire, written by Sextus Aurelius Victor in the middle of the fourth century A.D. Though little regarded today, Victor was the most famous historian of his day, read by Jerome and Ammianus, honoured with a statue by the pagan Emperor Julian, and a prestigious prefecture by the Christian Theodosius. Our rediscovery of the original scope and scale of his Historia revolutionises our understanding of the writing of history in late antiquity, with profound implications for the study of Roman history and the transmission of the Classics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Preface

Conventions and Abbreviations

Part One. The Lost Historia

Introduction

I. The Historian Victor

II. The Works Attributed to Victor

III. The Genre of Epitome

IV. The Nature of Victor's History

V. Victor's Readers

Conclusion to Part One. Two Editions of Victor's Historia

Part Two. Late-Roman Historiography Reconsidered

VI. Enmann and the Kaisergeschichte

VII. Ausonius and Marius Maximus

VIII. The Historia Augusta

IX. Ammianus Marcellinus and Nicomachus Flavianus

X. Greeks and Latins

Conclusion. Victor the Historian

Appendix. The Text of Victor

List of Works Cited

Maps of Victor's World

Index of Manuscripts Cited

Index of Sources

General Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781474492898

1474492894

OCLC:

1402761495