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The breviarium ab urbe condita of Eutropius : the right honourable secretary of state for general petitions : dedicated to Lord Valens, Gothicus Maximus & perpetual emperor / translated with an introduction and commentary by H.W. Bird.
- Title
- The breviarium ab urbe condita of Eutropius : the right honourable secretary of state for general petitions : dedicated to Lord Valens, Gothicus Maximus & perpetual emperor / translated with an introduction and commentary by H.W. Bird.
- Author
- Eutropius, active 4th century.
- Publication
- Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1993.
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- Additional Authors
- Bird, H. W.
- Description
- lvii, 186 p. : maps; 21 cm.
- Summary
- The book consists of a lengthy introduction to Eutropius, his times and the reasons for the book's composition. His attitude, style, sources, mode of composition and chronology are all discussed, as is his continuing popularity through the centuries. A translation of the "Breviarium" follows and this is accompanied by a historical and historiographical commentary.
- Series Statement
- Translated texts for historians ; v. 14
- Uniform Title
- Breviarium ab urbe condita. English. 1993
- Translated texts for historians ; v. 14.
- Alternative Title
- Breviarium ab urbe condita. 1993
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-174) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 0853232083
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library