Late Antique Historiography

Roman history

Title(s):
  • Roman history
  • Χιλιετηρίς
    (Chilietēris, Chiliad)
  • Ρωμαïκὴ χιλιάς
    (Rhōmaikē chilias, Roman chiliad)
Author:
Period covered:
Foundation of Rome-Severus Alexander (222-235)
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Secular history (classicizing history)
  • Secular history (general)
Remarks:
According to FGrHist 97 T1, the history ran until Severus Alexander (222-235). Yet celebrations for the thousandth year of Rome's foundation were only held in 248, leading some scholars to suggest that the work was written then.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
Users:
Sources:
Bibliography:
  • H. Brandt (1994) 'Die Historia Augusta, Philostrat und Asinius Quadratus'. Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 104: 78-80.
  • C. Körner (2002) Philippus Arabs: Ein Soldatenkaiser in der Tradition des antoninisch-severischen Prinzipats. Berlin.
  • E. Manni (1971) 'Asinio Quadrato e l'arcaismo erodoteo nel III secolo d.C.'. In: Studi di storiografia antica in memoria di L. Ferrero. Turin: 191-201.
  • G. Zecchini (1998) 'Asinio Quadrato storico di Filippo l'Arabo'. In: Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt 2.34.4: 2999-3021.