Eutropius, Short History 7.10.3
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Context
Eutropius was a scholar of uncertain origin (Italy or Asia Minor?) who
served the Imperial court in Constantinople during the second half of the 4th century.
During the reign of Valens he wrote a condensed survey of Roman history
(Breviarium) from the legendary foundation of the city to the reign of
Jovian (753 B.C.E.-364 C.E.). In this passage, Eutropius cites the establishment of
Caesarea in honor of Augustus.
Text
Tanto autem amore etiam apud barbaros fuit, ut reges populi Romani amici
in honorem eius conderent civitates, quas Caesareas nominarent,
sicut in Mauritania a rege Iuba, et in Palaestina, quae nunc urbs est clarissima.
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Textual Note
Ed. Droysen 1879Translation
Nevertheless, (Caesar Augustus) was the object of such great
affection, even among the barbarians, that kings who were friends of the Roman people
founded cities in his honor which were called Caesarea, such as
the one in Mauretania (established) by king Juba, and the one in Palestine, which is now
a very famous city.
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Translation Note
Rev. Bird 1993Works Cited
- 1 ch: 7.10.3. , ch: 7.10.3.
- 2 Eutropius, The Breviarium Ab Urbe Condita of Eutropius: The Right Honourable Secretary of State for General Petitions, Dedicated to Lord Valens, Gothicus Maximus and Perpetual Emperor, trans. H. W. Bird, Translated Texts for Historians 14 (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1993)
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Joseph L. Rife, “Eutropius, Short History 7.10.3,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/52.
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