Chronicle
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Chronicle is an early Christian universal history by Eusebius of Caesarea that synchronizes biblical events with secular historical timelines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chronicle canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian universal history
ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| aim | to synchronize biblical events with secular historical timelines ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Chronicle of Eusebius
ⓘ
Chronicon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Constantinian era ⓘ |
| author | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| Book1Content | summary of historical narratives from various peoples ⓘ |
| Book2Content | parallel chronological tables of different nations ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 4th century ⓘ |
| eraSystemUsed |
Olympiads
ⓘ
biblical genealogies ⓘ regnal years of kings ⓘ |
| field |
ancient history
ⓘ
chronology ⓘ church history ⓘ |
| genre |
chronography
ⓘ
universal history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Canons (Book 2)
ⓘ
Chronography (Book 1) ⓘ |
| historicalMethod | comparative chronology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine chronography
ⓘ
Jerome's Chronicon ⓘ medieval Christian historiography ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | complex and fragmentary ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
synchronization of biblical and pagan chronologies
ⓘ
use of regnal years and Olympiads ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially lost in original Greek ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Ecclesiastical History ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Christian apologetic ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | two books ⓘ |
| subject |
biblical history
ⓘ
secular history ⓘ |
| survivesIn |
Armenian translation
ⓘ
Greek fragments ⓘ Latin translation by Jerome ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from Creation to the time of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating biblical events
ⓘ
reconstructing ancient chronologies ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Hellenistic chronographers
ⓘ
Flavius Josephus ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus
Julius Africanus ⓘ Septuagint ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.