writings of Dexippus

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ancient Greek historical texts fragmentary historical works

The writings of Dexippus are the fragmentary historical works of the 3rd-century Greek historian Publius Herennius Dexippus, known for his accounts of Gothic and Herulian invasions of the Roman Empire.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek historical texts ⓘ fragmentary historical works ⓘ
associatedPerson	Publius Herennius Dexippus NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Publius Herennius Dexippus NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
dateWritten	3rd century ⓘ
focusPeriod	3rd-century Roman Empire ⓘ
focusRegion	Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Danubian provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	historiography ⓘ
geographicalContext	Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ
importance	key evidence for the history of Greece in the 3rd century ⓘ primary source for Gothic and Herulian invasions ⓘ
knownFrom	Byzantine encyclopedic works ⓘ fragmentary manuscripts discovered in modern times ⓘ later historians quoting Dexippus ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mainTopic	Gothic invasions of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Herulian invasions of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ defence of Greece against barbarian invasions ⓘ wars on the Danube frontier ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ
scholarlyUse	reconstruction of 3rd-century Roman military history ⓘ study of Greek historiographical tradition in late antiquity ⓘ
style	classicizing Greek historiography ⓘ
subjectMatter	Roman defensive operations ⓘ barbarian incursions ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ political history of the mid-3rd century ⓘ
survivalStatus	fragmentary ⓘ
transmission	Byzantine excerpts ⓘ later historical compilations ⓘ palimpsest fragments ⓘ

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