herodian, eye witness to history (2)

Another apropos to our upcoming discussions about How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower by Adrian Goldsworthy:

Herodian (c.170-c.240): Greek historian, author of a History of the Roman Empire.

Jona Lendering of livius.org has information:

Herodian's life is almost unknown to us, but we can reconstruct several elements of it from his History of the Roman Empire since Marcus Aurelius, which is a lively and accessible book that might also have been titled Crises in Rome, as it describes the Year of Five Emperors (193) and the Year of Six Emperors (238).

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The text of the History can also be found on that site: Herodian's Roman History.

Image: Alexander Severus. Marble, Roman artwork, 222–235 CE.
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