On illustrious men

Title(s):
  • On illustrious men
  • Περὶ περιφανῶν ἄνδρων
    (Peri periphanōn andrōn, On illustrious men)
Period covered:
Apostles-Jerome
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Full
Genre:
  • Biography (collective)
  • Form (translation)
Remarks:
Erasmus mistakenly ascribed the work to Jerome's friend Sophronius. The text has some additional entries on the apostles. Barthold (2010, 125-126) argues for a date in the late eighth or early ninth century.
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Bibliography:
  • C. Barthold (2010) Hieronymus, De viris illustribus: Berühmte Männer. Mülheim.