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Eutropius, Short History
Eutropius (cc?): Roman historian, author of a very popular Short History of the Roman Empire.
Short History
Eutropius, an important official at the court of the Roman emperor Valens (r) published his Short History of the Roman Empire (or Breviarium ab Urbe Condita, "Short History since the Foundation of the City") in the year The title is precise: it is a short history of the Roman Empire since the foundation of Rome by Romulus.
In ten books - perhaps "chapters" is a better word - the author takes his readers through one millennium of Roman history until the reign of Jovian.
Early history of Rome until the Gallic catastrophe (based on Livy, Books )
The conquest of Italy and Sicily (based in Livy, Books )
The Ligurian War and the Second Punic War (based on Livy, Books )
Wars against Macedonia and Syria; Third Punic War; Jugurthine War (based on Livy, Books )
Rise of Marius (based on Livy, Books )
First and Second Civil War; death of Caesar (based on Livy, Books )
Augustus and his successors (based on Livy, Books , and Suetonius)
From Nerva to Severus Alexander (based on the Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte)
From Maximinus Thrax to Diocletian (based on the Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte)
From Constantine to Iovian (based on Eutropius' own experiences)
Literature
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Bird, Eutropius: Breviarium (, )
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