The Fragmentary Greek Chronicles after Eusebius
Edition, Translation and Commentary

The first systematic collection of the fragmentary Greek chronicles from the period AD 350–650, with texts, translations and commentaries.

Peter Van Nuffelen (Edited and translated by), Lieve Van Hoof (Edited and translated by), Maria Conterno (Assisted by), Lorenzo Focanti (Assisted by), Andy Hilkens (Assisted by), Panagiotis Manafis (Assisted by), Marianna Mazzola (Assisted by), Stephanie Pambakian (Assisted by)

9781108420280, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 24 July 2025

704 pages
23.5 x 16.1 x 3.8 cm, 1.21 kg

This is the first systematic collection of the remains of the lost Greek chronicles from the period AD 350–650 and provides an edition and translation of and commentary on the fragments. Introducing neglected authors and proposing new interpretations, it reveals the diversity of the genre and revises traditional views about its development, nuancing in particular the role usually attributed to Eusebius of Caesarea. It shows how the writing of chronicles was deeply entangled in controversies about exegesis and liturgy, especially the dates of Christmas and Easter. Drawing from Latin, Armenian, Syriac and Arabic sources besides Greek ones, the book also studies how chronographic material travelled across linguistic and cultural boundaries. In this way, it sheds a profoundly new light on historiography in transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages.

Introduction
100. Andreas, brother of Magnus, Chronography
101. Diodore of Tarsus, Chronicon
102. Heliconius, Chronological epitome
103. Metrodorus, Chronicle and Easter cycle
104. Panodorus, Chronography
105. Annianus of Alexandria, Chronography
106. Pseudo-Eusebius, son of Pamphilus, Chronicle
107. Clement of Antioch, Chronicle
108. Timothy of Apamea, Chronography
109. Theophilus, the chronicler of Alexandria, Chronography
110. Eustathius of Epiphania, Chronological epitome
111. Pseudo-Epiphanius of Salamis, Chronicle
112. Heron, Chronography
113. Isidore the Deacon, Chronography
114. Pyrrho, Chronicle
Dubia
115. Itios, Chronicle?
116. Irenaeus, Chronicle?
117. John Chrysostom, Letter to Acacius of Melitene
118. Anonymous, Book of consuls
119. Pseudo-Jacob of Nisibis, Chronicon.

Subject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA]