Rohrbacher D. Historians of Late Antiquity

London - New York: Routledge, 2002. – 333 p.
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ISBN: 0-415-20459-3 (pbk)The fourth and fifth centuries AD were an era of religious conflict, political change, and military struggle. The responses of contemporary historians to these turbulent times reflect their diverse backgrounds – they were both Christian and pagan, writing in Greek and Latin, and documenting church and state.
This volume is the first accessible survey of the lives and works of these historians. Chapters 1–12 explore the structure, style, purpose, and nature of their writings. Chapters 13–19 compare and contrast the information they provide, and the views they express, on topics central to the period. These range from historiography, government, and religion to barbarian invasions, and the controversial emperors Julian ‘The Apostate’ and Theodosius I.
This much-needed introductory work is an invaluable guide and reference tool for the study of late antiquity.Acknowledgements
AbbreviationsAmmianus Marcellinus
Aurelius Victor
Eutropius
Festus
Eunapius
Olympiodorus
Priscus
Rufinus
Socrates
Sozomen
Theodoret
Orosius
Historiography
Government
The Roman past
Religion
Barbarians
The emperor Julian (the Apostate)
The emperor Theodosius I (the Great)