Studies in Eusebian and Post-Eusebian chronography : 1. The "Chronici canones" of Eusebius of Caesarea: structure, content and chronology, AD 282-325 -- 2. The "Continuatio Antiochiensis Eusebii": a chronicle of Antioch and the Roman Near East during the

The two texts presented here are reconstructions of 4th-century chronicles which exist only in ancient translations or in surviving histories. The first text, Chronici canones of Eusebius of Caesarea, is one of the most influential texts of the period but it only survives in two translations and in numerous fragments recorded in other histories. The final part has to be almost completely reconstructed. The second chronicle, The Continuatio Antiochiensis Eusebii , is a history of Antioch between AD 325 and 350 which has to be reconstructed from obscure sources. The reconstructions are presented in Greek with English translations and are accompanied by lengthy commentaries which analyse the value of the reconstruction process. Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations A Note on Citations STUDY 1 The Chronici canones of Eusebius of Caesarea: Structure, Content, and Chronology, AD 282–325 1. Introduction: Overview and Witnesses 1.1. The Witnesses 2. Regnal Years and Other Chronological Systems 3. Errors and Corrections 4. The Episcopal Lists 5. Text and Chronology, 282–325 5.1. Methodology 5.2. Establishing the Text 5.3. Reconstruction and Translation 6. Commentary 6.1. Eusebius 6.2. Jerome Appendix 1: The Witnesses Appendix 2: The Calendars of Josephus Appendix 3: Imperial Reigns in Eusebius, Theophilus, Clement, Hippolytus, Tertullian, and the Chronica urbis Romae STUDY 2 The Continuatio Antiochiensis Eusebii: A Chronicle of Antioch and the Roman Near East during the Reigns of Constantine and Constantius II, AD 325–350 1. Introduction 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Quellenforschung and the Recovery of the Text 1.3. The Entries and the Witnesses 1.4. The Nature of the Work, its Extent, the Theology of its Author, and the Place of Composition 1.5. The Relationship of the Witnesses to the Original 1.6. Style and Structure 1.7. Chronology 1.8. Preliminary Analysis 1.9. Preface to the Following Chapters 2. The Reconstruction Introduction Part 1. The Witnesses Part 2. Hypothetical Reconstruction and Translation Appendix: Hypothetical Reconstruction of Unical Page Layout 3. Commentary Appendix 1: A Guide to the Syriac and Arabic Transliterations Used in this Work Appendix 2: The Bishops of Antioch, 313–350, and Consolidated Bishop Lists for Studies 1 and 2 Appendix 3: The Dates in Syriac Martyr Acts by Raymond Mercier Appendix 4: Table of Chronological Data for Entry 34 Appendix 5: Chronology, 311–350 Appendix 6: Earthquakes, Comets, and Eclipses, 325–350 Bibliography 1. Ancient Sources 2. Modern Works and Collections of Ancient Sources Indices 1. Ancient Authors and Works 2. Modern Scholars 3. Names of People, Places, and Things