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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2025, Volume: 79, Issue: 1, Pages: 84-101 |
| Further subjects: | B
Pythagoras of Samos
B Herodotus B imperial Greek culture B Greek History B Daniel B Julius Africanus |
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