The ''Epitome de Caesaribus'' is a Latin historical work written at the end of the 4th century.
It is a brief account of the reigns of the
Roman emperors from
Augustus
Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pr ...
to
Theodosius the Great
Theodosius I ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος ; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also called Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. During his reign, he succeeded in a crucial war against the Goths, as well as in two ...
. It is attributed to
Aurelius Victor, but was written by an anonymous author who was very likely a pagan. The author used the so-called ''
Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte'' and the (now lost) ''Annales'' of
Virius Nicomachus Flavianus (a friend of
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus signo Eusebius (, ; c. 345 – 402) was a Roman statesman, orator, and man of letters. He held the offices of governor of proconsular Africa in 373, urban prefect of Rome in 384 and 385, and consul in 391. Symmachus ...
). Although very brief in length and not always reliable, it also contains some useful information.
Bibliography
* Jörg A. Schlumberger: ''Die Epitome de Caesaribus. Untersuchungen zur heidnischen Geschichtsschreibung des 4. Jahrhunderts n. Chr.'', C.H. Beck, Munich 1974.
External links
''Epitome de Caesaribus''(Latin text)
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4th-century Latin books
Roman Empire in late antiquity
Latin histories