The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor

Justin Stover, George Woudhuysen

The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
28 February 2025
Pages
552
ISBN
9781474492881

The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor

Justin Stover, George Woudhuysen

This book 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.

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