Jerome, Chronicle 167c-f
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Context
St. Jerome undertook to write a universal history of the world early
in his illustrious career. His work translated and annotated the second half of
Eusebius’ work, finished over a half century earlier, which was organized into a
tabulated concordance of chronological schemes (χρονικοὶ κανόνες) ranging from Abraham
to Constantine I; he continued Eusebius in the same format with his own historical
compendium for the years 327-378 C.E. This passage from Jerome’s translation of Eusebius
covers events in the middle years of the reign of Augustus, including Herod’s program to
found cities and to build across the region.
Text
Romanorum Iudaeorum
CXCII Olymp(ias) XXXII (167c) Augustus a senatu pontifex maximus appellatur XXII (d) Herodes
Caesaream in nomine Caesaris condidit, quae prius Turris
Stratonis vocabatur XXXIII (e) Herodes Anthidonam condidit et Antipatridam
atque XXIII Herodionem in honorem patris Antipatri et suum exstruxit. Innumerabilia quoque
opera in singulis Syriarum urbibus, quas regebat, solertissime aedificavit XXXIIII (f)
Tiberius Caesar de captis Pannoniis triumphavit
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Textual Note
Ed. Helm 1956Corrigenda Note
Minor corr.Translation
Year of the Romans Year
of the Jews 192nd Olympiad [12 B.C.E.] 32 (167c) Augustus is granted the title pontifex
maximus 22 by the Senate. (d) Herod founded Caesarea in the name of
Caesar, (the city) which was formerly called Strato’s Tower. [11
B.C.E.] 33 (e) Herod founded Anthedon and Antipatris, and built 23 Herodium in honor of his
father Antipater and himself. He also erected countless structures with the utmost skill in
the Syrian cities he ruled. [10 B.C.E.] 34 (f) Tiberius Caesarea celebrated a triumph for
the conquest 24 of the Pannonias.
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Translation Note
Trans. J. L. Rife with ref. to Pearse 2005Works Cited
- 1 Jerome, Eusebius Werke VII: Die Chronik des Hieronymus, ed. Rudolf Helm, Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten drei Jahrhunderte 47 (Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 1956), p: 167c-f.
- 2 Jerome, The Chronicle of St. Jerome: Machine Readable Text, trans. Roger Pearse (Ipswich, UK, 2005)
How to Cite This Entry
Joseph L. Rife, “Jerome, Chronicle 167c-f,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/271.
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Joseph L. Rife, “Jerome, Chronicle 167c-f.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published June 30, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/271.About this Entry
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