{"product_id":"excerpta-et-fragmenta","title":"Excerpta et fragmenta","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest known for his longest \u003cem\u003eexcerptum\u003c\/em\u003e about Attila and the Huns, Priscus Panita survives mostly in \u003cem\u003eExcerpta Constantiniana de legationibus\u003c\/em\u003e. He describes with an impressive amount of details a Byzantine embassy and the secret plot to kill Attila in 448\/449 A.D., when Priscus himself was involved in a scary situation. He also investigates Theodosius II's age around other borders, such as Caucasus and Aegypt.After a new collation and full reconsideration of all manuscripts, this critical edition provides a complete demonstration of the \u003cem\u003estemma codicum\u003c\/em\u003e and an accurate apparatus, both philological desiderata for long. The text is plain and fluent, a good example of V century A.D. rhetorical prose, with a wide range of loci similes in classic authors and a special skill for \u003cem\u003evariatio\u003c\/em\u003e. From a historical point of view, some nations from Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa find in Priscus a unique source for their roots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32127309971539,"sku":"9783110201383","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9783110201383.jpg?v=1778812270","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/excerpta-et-fragmenta","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}