Eutropius
Eu-tro'pl-us, [Fr. Eutrope, uh'tRop',] sometimes
called Fla'vius Eutro'pius, a Latin historian of the
fourth century. He-was secretary to the emperors Constantine
and Julian, the latter of whom he attended in
his expedition against the Parthians. He wrote an
"
Epitome of Roman History" (" Breviarium Rerum Romanorum")
from the foundation of the city...
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Flavius Eutropius was an Ancient Roman Pagan historian who
flourished in the latter half of the 4th century. He held
the office of secretary (magister memoriae) at
Constantinople, accompanied the Emperor Julian (361–363) on
his expedition against the Persians (363), and was alive
during the reign of Valens (364–378), to whom he dedicates
his ...
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A Latin historian of the fourth century. He bore arms under
Julian in his expedition against the Parthians, as he
himself informs us (x. 16), and is thought to have risen to
senatorial rank. Suidas makes him of Italian origin, while
some modern writers, on the other hand, advance the
hypothesis that he was a native of Gaul, and was perhaps
id...
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