Eutropius (historian)

Japanese: Eutropius(歴史家)(英語表記)Eutropius
Eutropius (historian)

…In this way, classical Latin literature was passed down to the Middle Ages by Christians. Secular literature, although not as glorious as it once was, was revived from the late 4th century to the early 5th century, producing historians such as Ammianus Marcellinus, who wrote the history after Tacitus, Eutropius, who wrote an outline of Roman history, and Aurelius Victor, who wrote the biographies of the emperors. However, Orosius, who wrote an outline of world history, was influenced by Augustine, and Ausonius, the poet and rhetorician who wrote The Moselle in epic meter, was a Christian, and is considered the founder of secular literature by Christians. Secular literature also began to shake hands with Christianity. …

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…こうして古典ラテン文学はキリスト教徒の手によって中世に伝えられていく。 世俗文学も,往年の光輝はないけれども,4世紀後半から5世紀前半にかけて再生し,タキトゥス以後の歴史を執筆したアンミアヌス・マルケリヌス,ローマ史の概要を書いたエウトロピウスEutropius,皇帝伝のアウレリウス・ウィクトルAurelius Victorなどの歴史家が出た。しかし世界史概要を著したオロシウスはアウグスティヌスの影響を受け,叙事詩の韻律で《モーゼル川》を書いた詩人・修辞学者アウソニウスは,キリスト教徒であって,キリスト教徒による世俗文学の開祖とされるように,世俗文学の側からもキリスト教との握手が始まっている。…

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