Creative Chronography in Early Christianity: John Malalas on the Deaths of King Cyrus of Persia
In this article, I use John Malalas’ account of Cyrus’ two deaths – which he claimed was based on Pythagoras of Samos and Julius Africanus – as a case study for historiographical creativity in early Christian chronography. First, I detect that one of Cyrus’ deaths is calqued on Xerxes’ death in the...
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2025
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Vigiliae Christianae
Год: 2025, Том: 79, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 84-101 |
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Pythagoras of Samos
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