Eutychianos
Eutychianos was a late ancient Roman historian in the 4th century.
Eutychianos came from Cappadocia and was probably a Christian. He took part as an officer in the campaign of Emperor Julian against the Sassanids , which ended in a catastrophe: The Romans had to conclude an inglorious peace treaty under Jovian . The campaign had apparently left a lasting impression on Eutychianos. Like some other participants (see for example Magnus von Karrhai ), Eutychianos wrote a report on Julian's Persian War after his return , which has only survived in fragments. However, his work served as a source for later (ancient) historians who dealt with Julian (perhaps Ammianus Marcellinus , Zosimos , certainly Johannes Malalas ).
literature
- Joseph Bidez : Emperor Julian . Hamburg 1956, p. 218.
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones , John Robert Martindale, John Morris : Eutychianus 3. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 1, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1971, ISBN 0-521-07233-6 , p. 319.
Remarks
- ^ The Fragments of the Greek Historians , No. 226.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eutychianos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | late antique Roman historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century or 5th century |