The Lost History of Peter the Patrician: An Account of Rome’s Imperial Past from the Age of Justinian (Routledge Classical Translations)

Thomas M. Banchich. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 151-161) And Indexes. The Lost History of Peter the Patrician is an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of Peter's History , including additional fragments which are now more often considered the work of the Roman historian Cassius Dio's so-called Anonymous Continuer. Banchich's annotation helps clarify the relationship of Peter's work to that of Cassius Dio. Focusing on the historical and historiographical rather than philological, he provides a strong framework for the understanding of this increasingly important source for the third and fourth centuries A.D. With an introduction on Peter himself - a distinguished administrator and diplomat at the court of Justinian - assessing his literary output, the relationship of the fragments of Peter's History to the fragments of the Anonymous Continuer, and the contentious issue of the place of this evidence within the framework of late antique historiography, The Lost History of Peter the Patrician will be an invaluable resource for those interested in the history of the Roman world in general and of the third and fourth centuries A.D. in particular . Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Abbreviations 12 Introduction: Peter, Patricius and Magister 14 The Excerpta Historica, Peter’s History, and the Anonymus post Dionem 16 Peter’s History 22 Presentation and principles of translation 23 Translation and commentary 24 Notes 26 Peter’s History 30 Testimony 30 Fragments and commentary 35 Bibliography 164 Texts and translations 164 Modern scholarship 168 Indexes 175 Correlation of fragment numbers with Müller FHG 175 Literary sources 176 Inscriptions 184 Manuscripts 184 Index of people, gods, and places 184 The Lost History of Peter the Patrician is an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of Peter's History, including additional fragments which are now more often considered the work of the Roman historian Cassius Dio's so-called Anonymous Continuer. Banchich's annotation helps clarify the relationship of Peter's work to that of Cassius Dio. Focusing on the historical and historiographical rather than philological, he provides a strong framework for the understanding of this increasingly important source for the third and fourth centuries A.D. --Publisher description Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations xi Introduction: Peter, Patricius and Magister 1 The Excerpta Historica, Peter’s History, and the Anonymus post Dionem 3 Peter’s History 9 Presentation and principles of translation 10 Translation and commentary 11 Notes 13 Peter’s History 17 Testimony 17 Fragments and commentary 22 Bibliography 151 Texts and translations 151 Modern scholarship 155 Indexes 162 Correlation of fragment numbers with Müller FHG 162 Literary sources 163 Inscriptions 171 Manuscripts 171 Index of people, gods, and places 171 The Lost History of Peter the Patrician provides an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of the lost History of Peter the Patrician (ca. 500-565) and of additional fragments sometimes attributed to Peter, though since the 19th century more often referred to as the work of the Roman historian Cassius Dio's (ca. 164-229) so-called Anonymous Continuer.