Late Antique Historiography

On kings

Title(s):
  • On kings
  • De regibus
    (De regibus, On kings)
  • De regibus ex Suetonio collectis
    (De regibus ex Suetonio collectis, On kings collected from Suetonius)
Author:
Period covered:
Kings of Rome
Language:
Latin
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Form (epitome)
  • Poetry (general)
  • Biography (general)
Remarks:
Paulinus epitomized and versified the work of Suetonius on kings, which reigned in various nations in the Mediterranean. The work may date from before his conversion to ascetic life.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • Ausonius, Letter 23.
  • Paulinus of Nola, Poem 3.
Users:
Sources:
Bibliography:
  • F. Dolveck (2015) Paulini Nolani Carmina (Corpus Christianiorum: Series Latina, 21). Turnhout.
  • H.-G. Evelyn-White (1920) Ausonius. Volume Two: Books 18-20 (The Loeb Classical Library). Cambridge (MA).