{"product_id":"the-lost-history-of-peter-thomas-banchich-9780415516631","title":"The Lost History of Peter the Patrician: An Account of Rome's Imperial Past from the Age of Justinian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lost\u003c\/em\u003e History\u003ci\u003e of Peter the Patrician\u003c\/i\u003e is an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of Peter's \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e, including additional fragments which are now more often considered the work of the Roman historian Cassius Dio's so-called Anonymous Continuer. Banchich's annotation helps clarify the relationship of Peter's work to that of Cassius Dio. Focusing on the historical and historiographical rather than philological, he provides a strong framework for the understanding of this increasingly important source for the third and fourth centuries A.D. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction on Peter himself - a distinguished administrator and diplomat at the court of Justinian - assessing his literary output, the relationship of the fragments of Peter's \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e to the fragments of the Anonymous Continuer, and the contentious issue of the place of this evidence within the framework of late antique historiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost \u003c\/i\u003eHistory\u003ci\u003e of Peter the Patrician\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable resource for those interested in the history of the Roman world in general and of the third and fourth centuries A.D. in particular\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Banchich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415516633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415516631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016","brand":"Thomas Banchich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136095400191,"sku":"9780415516631","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67115c6e-dbe9-47e1-820d-d6d1b74e24c1.jpg?v=1770160478","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-history-of-peter-thomas-banchich-9780415516631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}