The omnimoda historia of Nummius Aemilianus Dexter: A Latin Translation of Eusebius’ Chronography?
This article discusses two problems of interpretation in the entry on Dexter in Jerome’s De viris illustribus (Hier. vir. ill.). In particular, it offers the first detailed discussion of the information we possess on Dexter’s omnimoda historia, and suggests that it may have been a Latin translation...
| Published in: | Vigiliae Christianae |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Vigiliae Christianae
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| RelBib Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity TA History |
| Further subjects: | B
Dexter
chronicles
historiography
Jerome
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | This article discusses two problems of interpretation in the entry on Dexter in Jerome’s De viris illustribus (Hier. vir. ill.). In particular, it offers the first detailed discussion of the information we possess on Dexter’s omnimoda historia, and suggests that it may have been a Latin translation and/or adaptation of the first part of the chronicle of Eusebius, the so-called chronography. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
| Contains: | In: Vigiliae Christianae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341290 |