Philosophy Ancient & Classical
Eutropius Breviarium
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1993
- Category
- Ancient & Classical
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780853232087
- Publish Date
- Jan 1993
- List Price
- $55.00
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Description
The first full-scale translation and commentary on Eutropius, whose Breviarium (Abbreviated History of Rome) was a major vehicle for transmitting knowledge of Roman history to people of the Middle Ages and beyond.
About the author
Contributor Notes
H. W. Bird is Professor of Classics at the University of Windsor, Ontario (Universtiy Research Professor, 1992-93). Having served in the Royal Navy, he studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, McMaster University and the University of Toronto. He has since taught at a number of universities in England, Finland and Canada. H. W. Bird is the author of Sextus Aurelius Victor: A Historiographical (Liverpool, Francis Cairns).