Title(s):
- List of Roman emperors
- ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܦܛܠܡܐܣ(zabnē d-malkē d-pṭolemās, Times of the kings of Ptolemy)
Period covered:
At least 35-137
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
- List (rulers)
- Form (translation)
Remarks:
Elias of Nisibis quotes this list of Roman emperors drawn from Ptolemy 10 times (A.G. 348, 352, 366, 380, 390, 393, 408, 409, 428, 449) between 35/36 and 136/137 A.D. He may have used the original composed in Greek or a Syriac translation, of uncertain date. It may be linked to the list of emperors by Theon.
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