The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume 1, AD 260-395

The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire provides a complete secular biographical dictionary of the period AD 527 (the beginning of the reign of Justinian) to 641 (the death of Heraclius). The information has been gathered from a wide variety of sources in Latin, Greek, Arabic, Syriac and other languages. The project makes available for the first time in one work mass of information relating to the personnel of the Roman Empire and the western kingdoms that were its heirs, and of other nations with which Rome had dealings. Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (usually abbreviated as PLRE) is a set of three volumes that describes prominent individuals who lived from 260 AD to 641 AD, whose careers, writings and relations had influence over the outcome of recognizable historical events. These volumes are valuable sources of biographical information, and include citations from literature, inscriptions, and other written sources. This is the concluding volume of the three-volume Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire. It provides a complete secular biographical dictionary of the period AD 527 (the beginning of the reign of Justinian) to 641 (the death of Heraclius). The information has been gathered from a wide variety of sources in Latin, Greek, Arabic, Syriac and other languages. Prosopography definition: "a study that identifies and relates a group of persons or characters within a particular historical or literary context"--Http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prosopography v. 1. A.D. 260-395. v. 2. A.D. 395-527. v. 3. A.D. 527-641 (2 v.).