This information is part of by on genealogy online. As victor in his own civil wars, augustus maintained an ostentatious. A native of africa and of unknown descent, aurelius ruled the province of lower pannonia in 361, during the reign of julian, and in 392393 was a prefect of rome. Marcus aurelius mausaeus carausius was born about 260, son of genseris king of britain. Only four of his works remain and the collection is typically published under one title historia romana. The veneti and vindelici of aurelius victor in nomine jassa. I originally picked up suetonius because i wanted to read about septimius severus. Severus caesar was killed by herculius maximian in rome at tres tabernae and his ashes were. This appears, however, to be no more than an extract from a more comprehensive work. Following normal conventions, specific editions and translations of standard classical works are not listed in the bibliography, though all those works cited in this book appear below, and most are translated in either or both of the loeb and penguin classics series. The history of justin, taken out of the four and forty. He was present with the army that revolted at moguntiacum after the emperor postumus refused to allow it to sack the city. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this. He tried to escape but when he was cornered he committed suicide.
His influence on historical writing reached into the following centuries and inspired waves of biographical texts. He was probably governor of pannonia under julian in 361 a. Suetonius lives of the caesars and lives of illustrious men became source texts for later writers across various fields, including the historical writers eutropius, aurelius victor, and orosius. Roman emperors dir epitome of sextus aurelius victor. In addition, the cdl provides tools that support the construction of online information services for research. The translation is accompanied by full historical and historiographical commentary. The essential collection of texts in latin, from antiquity. Google book from the collections of harvard university language french. Victor was a western roman emperor from either 383384 or 387 to august 388. In fact, when paul wrote his letters to believers at rome, the city was basking in what aurelius victor, a fourthcentury historian, called neronis quinquennium, the fiveyearperiod of nero, which was evidently viewed by most romans as the most splendid period of the empire since the death of. Marcus aurelius valerius maximianus herculius augustus. The california digital library supports the assembly and creative use of the worlds scholarship and knowledge for the university of california libraries and the communities they serve.
Ad fidem codicum bruxellensis et oxonien sis recensuit franciscus pichlmayr. A later panegyric to constantius chlorus says that this invasion failed due to bad weather, although carausius claimed it as a military victory, and eutropius says that hostilities were in vain thanks to carausiuss military skill, and peace was agreed. Abbreviated from the books of sextus aurelius victor 1 in the seven hundred and twentysecond year from the foundation of the city, but the four hundred and eightieth from the expulsion of the kings, the custom was resumed at rome of absolute obedience to one man, with, instead of rex, the appellation imperator or the more venerable name. The first edition of all four books was that of andreas schottus 8 volumes, antwerp, 1579. He was married to unknown carausius, they gave birth to 1 child. These books, by adrian goldsworthy and anthony everitt, never lose. The authors book of the caesars was written around 360. Theres a world of new ideas in every books newsletter. There is a history of the caesars from julius to constantine, written about 360 a. In 293 carausius was isolated when the western caesar, constantius chlorus, retook some of his gallic territories, particularly the crucial port of bononia modern boulogne, and defeated frankish allies of carausius in batavia. Aurelius is classed with the epitomists abbreviators, a. He rose through the ranks of the roman army to become an officer.
Genealogy profile for carausius i, emperor of britain marcus aurelius mausaeus carausius c. He did this only years after the gallic empire of the batavian postumus was ended in 273. He shared the latter title with his coemperor and superior, diocletian, whose political brain complemented maximians military brawn. Marcus aurelius mausaeus valerius carausius died 293 was a military commander of the roman empire in the 3rd century. First emperor of rome intrigues with its view of roman. They murdered the emperor and in the confusion that.
Banchich, canisius college translated texts, number 1 buffalo, ny. Aurelius victor, sextus also sextus aurelius victor. The book includes discussions of the works date of composition, sources, methodology, and style. Marcus aurelius sabinus julianus also known as julian of pannonia. Primary sources free online library on history books. The history of justin, taken out of the four and forty books of trogus pompeius.
The latin library the classics page the classics page. According to later tradition, he was a blacksmith by trade, earning the nickname mamurius veturius, a legendary metalworker in the time of numa. Bellum civile, julius caesar caesars commentaries, books iiv, julius caesa. Together, with an epitomy of the lives and manners of the roman emperors, from octavius augustus caesar, to the emperour theodosius. Of the several works attributed to him, only one survives. Abbreviated from the books of sextus aurelius victor. Liber et incertorvm libri sextus aurelius victor aurelius victor 320390 ad trans rmbullard latin late imperialchristian era ab augusto octaviano, id est a fine titi livii, usque ad consulatum decimum. Book on the emperors aurelius victor, sextus aurelius. Victor has 117 books on goodreads, and is currently reading meditations by marcus aurelius, the war of the worlds by h. Aurelius victor, also known as sextus victor, was a 4 thcentury roman historian. Allectus was treasurer to carausius, a menapian officer in the roman navy who had seized power in britain and northern gaul in 286.
The essential latin language collection by gaius julius caesar. For health reasons he has recently passed the maintenance of the library to someone new who will continue it in the same spirit. Carausius appears to have appealed to native british dissatisfaction with roman rule. Progr paperback by franz pichlmayr, sextus aurelius victor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Roman emperors from augustus to constantine 9781451668834. Boionius marcus aurelius, who is known as aurelius antoninus, and was from the same town and of equal nobility, but far superior in the purists of philosophy and eloquence. A panegyric delivered to maximian in ad 288 or 289 refers to the emperor preparing an invasion to oust carausius. He was caesar from 285 to 286, then augustus from 286 to 305. Regarding greek love, it is only important as a source for the deeds of the late emperors philip and constans, of whom the latter was about victor s age.
It is possible that up to four usurpers with a similar name rebelled in a timeframe of a decade, but at least one of them is known by numismatic evidence. This book is an odd continuation of suetonius, another series of lives of the caesars. He was a menapian from belgic gaul, who usurped power in 286, during the carausian revolt, declaring himself emperor in britain and northern gaul imperium britanniarum. Came from a modest family in north africa through education, he secured a position in imperial service the book of caesars covers the reign of romes first emperor, octavian, through that of constantius ii. Aurelius victor wrote in the book of the caesars 5, for nero in fact, spent the rest of his life so disgracefully, that it is disgusting and shameful to record the existence of anyone of this kind, let. For more than twenty years, the latin library has been a labor of love for its maintainer, william l. Sextus aurelius, history of the caesars sextvs avrelivs victor 4th century a.
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