Sextus Aurelius Victor (ca. 320-ca. 390) was an historian and politician of the Roman Empire. This article is about the year 320 AD. For the aircraft, see Airbus A320. ... Events In response to the murder of his general Butheric, Theodosius I orders a massacre of the inhabitants of Thessalonica. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ...

Aurelius Victor was the author of a History of Rome from Augustus to Julian (360), published ca. 361. Julian honoured him, and appointed Aurelius prefect of Pannonia Secunda. Possibly he is the same person who was consul in 369, jointly with the son of Valentinian I, and the prefect of the city of Rome (389).^[1] For other uses, see Augustus (disambiguation). ... Flavius Claudius Iulianus (331–June 26, 363), was a Roman Emperor (361–363) of the Constantinian dynasty. ... Pannonia Secunda map The Pannonia Secunda was ancient Roman province. ... Consul (abbrev. ... Athanaric, a Visigoth ruler, fights against Valens at Isaccea. ... Flavius Valentinianus, known in English as Valentinian I, (321 - November 17, 375) was a Roman Emperor (364-375). ...

Works

Four small historical works have been ascribed to him on more or less doubtful grounds:

1. Origo Gentis Romanae
2. De Viris Illustribus Romae
3. De Caesaribus
4. De Vita et Moribus Imperatorum Romanorum excerpta ex Libris Sex. Aur. Victoris

The four have generally been published together under the name Historia Romana, but the fourth piece is a rechauffe of the third. The second was first printed at Naples about 1472, in four tomes, under the name of Pliny the Younger, and the fourth in Strasbourg in 1505. Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ... Gayus Plinius Colonoscopy Caecilius Secundus (63 - ca. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller  (UMP) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ...

The first edition of all four books was that of Andreas Schottus (8 volumes, Antwerp, 1579). A recent edition of the De Caesaribus is by Pierre Dufraigne (Collection Budé, 1975). André Schott (Andreas Schottus) (Antwerp, 1552-Rome, 1629) was a Belgian academic, linguist, translator and editor. ... The Collection Budé, or the Collection des Universités de France, is a series of books comprising the Greek and Latin classics up to the middle of the 6th century. ...

Notes

Ammianus Marcellinus (325/330-after 391) was a Roman historian who wrote during Late Antiquity. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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External links

• Liber de Caesaribus (Latin text)
• Epitome de Caesaribus (Latin text)
• Epitome de Caesaribus (English translation)