ZOSIMUS, PRAETEXTATUS, AND VALENTINIAN I. THE QUELLENFORSCHUNG NOTE ON ZOSIMUS, HISTORIA NOVA, IV,3,3, AND THE POSSIBLE PURPOSE OF THE ANNALES OF NICOMACHUS FLAVIANUS

• Authors: Ivan Prchlík
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper deals with the origin of an episode recorded by Zosimus, in which the Emperor Valentinian I, following an intervention by Vettius Agorius Praetextatus, revoked his own constitution abolishing nocturnal sacrifices. The authorship of the episode is generally ascribed to Eunapius of Sardis, in the paper, however, the possibility is examined of the authorship of Nicomachus Flavianus through his unpreserved annales. The author finds this possibility acceptable, and hence he is further elaborating on the eventual consequences for our knowledge of these annales.

Keywords

EN

ZOSIMUS; VETTIUS AGORIUS PRAETEXTATUS VALENTINIAN I; EUNAPIUS OF SARDIS; ANNALES OF NICOMACHUS FLAVIANUS

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Listy filologické (Folia philologica)
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 134
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 309-322

Contributors

author

Ivan Prchlík

• Ústav řeckých a latinských studií, Filosofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Celetná 20, 1146 42 Praha 1, Czech Republic