History

Title(s):
  • History
  • Ἱστoρία δι’ἐπῶν γεγραμμένη ἀπὸ Ἀυγούστου Καίσαρος
    (Historia di'epōn gegrammenē apo Augoustou kaisaros, History in verse composed from Augustus Caesar onwards)
Author:
Period covered:
Augustus-author's time
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Poetry (general)
  • Secular history (breviarium)
Remarks:
Theophanes Confessor (Chronicle A.M. 5983) mentions Pelagius only as a poet, whereas George Cedrenus specifies that he wrote a history in verses starting from Augustus, besides Homeric centones and other works.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • George Cedrenus, Concise history [Bekker 1838-1839: 621-622]
Sources:
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