Historia Nea

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Historia Nea is the Latin title of the historical work "New History," traditionally attributed to the late antique historian Zosimus.

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Historia Nea canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical work
history book
late antique historiographical work
associatedWith Byzantine historiography
author Zosimus
circulation Byzantine scholarly circles
criticalOf Christian emperors
Christianization of the Roman Empire
dateOfComposition early 6th century
focusesOn decline of the Roman Empire
genre historiography
political history
hasTitle New History
historicalPerspective anti-Constantinian
anti-Theodosian
incompleteReason lost ending
interpretationOfDecline attributed to abandonment of pagan gods
keyEventDescribed Gothic wars
linked to: Gothic War

reign of Stilicho
linked to: Stilicho

sack of Rome by Alaric
linked to: Sack of Rome 410 AD

usurpation of Constantine III
language Ancient Greek
literaryForm prose
modernFieldOfStudy Byzantine studies
classics
late antique studies
narrativePerspective pagan
originalTitle Νέα Ἱστορία
originalTitleLanguage Ancient Greek
placeOfComposition Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
preservedIn medieval manuscripts
regionDescribed Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Western Roman Empire
religiousPerspective pagan
structure six books
subject history of the Roman Empire
late Roman Empire
linked to: Late Antiquity
supports traditional Roman pagan religion
survivalStatus incomplete
timePeriodCovered 3rd century crisis of the Roman Empire
from Augustus to the early 6th century
reign of Constantine the Great
reign of Honorius
reign of Theodosius I
sack of Rome in 410
titleLanguage Latin
traditionalAuthor Zosimus
usedAsSourceBy later Byzantine historians

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New History alternativeTitle Historia Nea
subject linked to: Zosimus' "New History"