Jump to content

Paeanius

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Cydebot (talk | contribs) at 07:38, 7 June 2012 (Robot - Speedily moving category Late Roman era Greek historians to Category:Late-Roman-era Greek historians per CFDS.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Paeanius was a late Roman Empire historian, author of a translation into Greek language of the Latin Breviarium historiae Romanae, the historical work of Eutropius.

The Breviarium was completed by Eutropius within 369: Paeanius' translation appeared before 380. The Breviarium was a compendium of ancient Roman history, used both as a textbook in schools and as a fast course on Roman history for the higher social classes (it was dedicated to Emperor Valens): Paeanius' translation allowed Greek-speaking people to have a graceful version of this compendium.

Bibliography

  • John J. Winkler, Gordon Willis Williams, Later Greek literature, CUP Archive, 1982, ISBN 0521239478, pp. 189-192.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paeanius&oldid=496399272"