The Historians of Late Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9780415204590 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 332 str.

David H. Rohrbach

Opis

The fourth and fifth centuries AD were an era of religious conflict, political change and military conflict. The responses of contemporary historians to these turbulent times reflect their diverse backgrounds - Christian and pagan, writing in both Greek and Latin, documenting church and state.
This volume is the first to offer an accessible survey of the lives and works of these varied figures. The first half of the book explores the structure, style, purpose and nature of their writings. The second half compares and contrasts the information the historians provide, and the views they express on some central topics. These range from historiography, government and religion to barbarian invasions, and the controversial emperors Julian 'The Apostate' and Theodosius.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Ammianus Marcellinus; Chapter 2 Aurelius Victor; Chapter 3 Eutropius; Chapter 4 Festus; Chapter 5 Eunapius; Chapter 6 Olympiodorus; Chapter 7 Priscus; Chapter 8 Rufinus; Chapter 9 Socrates; Chapter 10 Sozomen; Chapter 11 Theodoret; Chapter 12 Orosius; Chapter 13 Historiography; Chapter 14 Government; Chapter 15 The Roman Past; Chapter 16 Religion; Chapter 17 Barbarians; Chapter 18 The Emperor Julian (The Apostate); Chapter 19 The Emperor Theodosius I (The Great);

O autorze

David Rohrbacher is Assistant Professor of Classics at New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida.