ГЕРОДІАН. ІСТОРІЯ РИМСЬКОЇ ДЕРЖАВИ ПІСЛЯ МАРКА АВРЕЛІЯ. КНИГА І (ПЕРЕКЛАД ІЗ ДАВНЬОГРЕЦЬКОЇ МОВИ)

Abstract

A Ukrainian translation of the first work of the Greek-speaking historian’s of the era of Roman rule Herodian (III century AD) "The History of the Empire after Marcus Aurelius" (Τῆς μετὰ Μάρκον βασιλείας ἱστορίας βιβλια ὀκτώ), which describes the events in the political the life of the Roman Empire from 180 to 238 AD, that is, from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the coming to power of Gordian III, is offered to the attention of scientists and the general public. Book I covers the reign of emperor Commodus (180–192 AD). The Ukrainian translation of the work is published for the first time in bilingual form. The scientific editor of the translation is Lesia Zvonska, Dlitt., professor of the department of general linguistics, classical philology and neo-hellenistic studies of the Educational and scientific institute of philology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Original text source: Lucarini, C.M. ed. (2005). Herodiani Regnum post Marcum. Munich: Saur.