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