Title(s):
- Epitome of ecclesiastical histories
- Συναγωγὴ ἱστοριῶν διαφόρων ἀπὸ τῆς κατὰ σάρκα γεννήσεως τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ ἑξῆς τὴν ἀρχὴν ἔχουσα ἀπὸ τοῦ πρώτου λόγου τῆς ἐκκλησιαστικῆς ἱστορίας εὐσεβίου τοῦ παμφίλου(Sunagōgē historiōn diaphorōn apo tēs kata sarka gennēseōs tou kuriou kai hexēs tēn archēn echousa apo tou prōtou logou tēs ekklēsiastikēs historias Eusebiou tou Pamphilou, Collection of various histories from the birth in the flesh of our Lord and further, taking its start from the first book of the ecclesiastical history of Eusebius son of Pamphilus)
Period covered:
Christ-609
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Full
Genre:
- Form (excerpt collection)
- Ecclesiastical history
Remarks:
The work has to be reconstructed from various users. Only one manuscript (Parisinus graecus 1555A) has excerpts until the seventh century, rendering it possible that the original collection ended earlier. The traditional appellation epitome is a misnomer, for this is an excerpt collection.
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