Epic on the Persian war

Title(s):
  • Epic on the Persian war
Period covered:
421-422
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Poetry (historical epic)
Remarks:
According to the testimony of Socrates of Constantinople, the empress Eudocia composed poems in hexameters (ἡρωικῷ μέτρῳ ποιήματα) to celebrate the victory over the Persians.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • Socrates of Constantinople, Ecclesiastical history 7.21.8
Sources:
Bibliography:
  • PLRE II, p. 408-409.
  • P. Périchon, P. Maraval (2007) Socrate de Constantinople, Histoire Ecclésiastique: Livre VII (Sources chrétiennes, 506). Paris: 80.
  • P. Périchon, P. Maraval (2007) Socrate de Constantinople, Histoire Ecclésiastique: Livre VII (Sources chrétiennes, 506). Paris: 80.
  • P. Van Deun (1993) 'The poetical writings of the empress Eudocia: An evaluation'. In: Early Christian poetry: A collection of essays, ed. J. Den Boeft - A. Hilhorst (Vigiliae Christianae, Supplement 22). Leiden: 273-282.