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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450200903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, Mass., : Brill, 2003
• ISBN: 1-280-46403-8; 9786610464036; 1-4175-9758-5; 90-474-0018-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (550 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MarascoGabriele
• Disciplina: 930/.07/2037
• Soggetti: Historiography - Rome; Historiography - Greece - History - To 1500; Electronic books.; Rome Historiography; Greece Historiography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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).