Late Antique Historiography

Cononian epitome of the Book of pontiffs

Title(s):
  • Cononian epitome of the Book of pontiffs
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Period covered:
Peter-687 or 757
Language:
Latin
State of Preservation:
Partial
Genre:
  • Biography (collective)
  • Form (epitome)
Remarks:
The work was composed after 687 or after 757 and is named after its coverage until pope Conon (d. 687). Duchesne (1886-1892) considers that the epitome summarizes an early version of the Roman Book of pontiffs; Geertman (2004) considers it to be a later redaction.
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Bibliography:
  • H. Geertman (2004) Hic fecit basilicam: Studi sul Liber pontificalis e gli edifici ecclesiastici di Roma da Silvestro a Silverio. Leuven.