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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823130803321

Autore

Rohrbacher David <1969->

Titolo

The historians of late antiquity / / David Rohrbacher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-62884-6

1-280-10871-1

0-585-44794-2

0-203-45875-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 324 pages)

Disciplina

930.5

Soggetti

Historians - Rome

Historiography - Rome

Emperors - Rome - Biography - History and criticism

Rome History Empire, 284-476 Historiography

Rome History Germanic Invasions, 3rd-6th centuries Historiography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-306) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Historians of Late Antiquity; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Ammianus Marcellinus; 2. Aurelius Victor; 3. Eutropius; 4. Festus; 5. Eunapius; 6. Olympiodorus; 7. Priscus; 8. Rufinus; 9. Socrates; 10. Sozomen; 11. Theodoret; 12. Orosius; 13. Historiography; 14. Government; 15. The Roman Past; 16. Religion; 17. Barbarians; 18. The Emperor Julian (The Apostate); 19. The Emperor Theodosius I (The Great); Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The fourth and fifth centuries AD were an era of religious conflict and political change. This volume offers an accessible survey of the varied lives and works of the contemporary historians whose responses reflected these turbulent times.