History of Zonaras

<p>For his account of the first two centuries of the Principate Zonaras employed now-lost portions of Cassius Dio and from the point where Dio's <em>History</em> ended to the reign of Theodosius the Great (d. 395) he turned to other sources to produce a uniquely full historical narrative of the critical years 235-395. This key section of the <em>Epitome</em> together with Zonaras' <em>Prologue</em> here appears in English for the first time both complemented by a historical and historiographical commentary. A special feature of the latter is a first-ever English translation of a broad range of sources which illuminate Zonaras' account and the historiographical traditions it reflects. </p>