Late Antique Historiography

Patria of Berytus

Title(s):
  • Patria of Berytus
  • Πάτρια Βηρύτου
    (Patria Bērutou, Patria of Berytus)
Author:
Period covered:
Unknown
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Secular history (patria)
Remarks:
According to Cameron (1970: 9-11) and Janiszewski (2006: 306 – 308), Nonnus of Panopolis supposedly used Claudianus’ Patria to write his description of Berytus (Dionysiaca 41.51-427).
Edition - Translation:
  • FGrHist 282
  • BNJ 282
  • L. Focanti (2018) The fragments of the late antique patria. Diss. Ghent - Groningen.
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Bibliography:
  • J.-D. Berger, J. Fontaine, P.L. Schmidt (2020) Die Literatur im Zeitalter des Theodosius (374-430 n. Chr.) Volume One. Munich: 294-295.
  • Al. Cameron (1965) 'Wandering poets: A literary movement in Byzantine Egypt'. Historia 14: 470-509.
  • Al. Cameron (1970) Poetry and propaganda at the court of Honorius. Oxford.
  • Al. Cameron (1982) 'The empress and the poet: Paganism and politics at the court of Theodosius II'. Yale Classical Studies 27: 217-289.
  • Al. Cameron (2016) Wandering poets and other essays on late Greek literature and philosophy. New York.
  • L. Focanti (2016) ‘The Patria of Claudianus (FGrHist 282)'. Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 56: 485–503.
  • L. Focanti (2016) 'The patria of Claudianus (FGrHist 282)', Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies 56: 485-503,
  • P. Janiszewski (2006) The missing link: Greek pagan historiography in the second half of the third century and in the fourth century A.D. Warsaw.
  • W. Schmid (1957) 'Claudianus I'. In: Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum 3: 152-167.