{"product_id":"the-lost-history-of-sextus-justin-stover-9781474492881","title":"The Lost History of Sextus Aurelius Victor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book rediscovers a lost history of the Roman Empire, written by Sextus Aurelius Victor in the middle of the fourth century A.D. Though little regarded today, Victor was the most famous historian of his day, read by Jerome and Ammianus, honoured with a statue by the pagan Emperor Julian, and a prestigious prefecture by the Christian Theodosius. Our rediscovery of the original scope and scale of his \u003ci\u003eHistoria\u003c\/i\u003e revolutionises our understanding of the writing of history in late antiquity, with profound implications for the study of Roman history and the transmission of the Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Stover, George Woudhuysen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474492886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474492881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Justin Stover","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420505035007,"sku":"9781474492881","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5b03aa0-7246-4e75-8221-cab52e3c2f8b.jpg?v=1734634828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-history-of-sextus-justin-stover-9781474492881","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}