The Epitome de Caesaribus is the name for a Latin historical work, written at the end of the 4th century.

It is a brief account of the reigns of the emperors from Augustus

Augustus

Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...

 to Theodosius the Great. It is attributed to Aurelius Victor

Aurelius Victor

Sextus Aurelius Victor was a historian and politician of the Roman Empire.Aurelius Victor was the author of a History of Rome from Augustus to Julian , published ca. 361. Julian honoured him and appointed him prefect of Pannonia Secunda...

, but was written by an anonymous author who was very likely a pagan. The author used the so-called Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte

Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte

The Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte is a modern term for a hypothesized Latin historical work, written in the 4th century but now lost....

and the (now lost) Annales of Virius Nicomachus Flavianus

Virius Nicomachus Flavianus

Virius Nicomachus Flavianus was a grammarian, a historian and a politician of the Roman Empire.A pagan and close friend of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, he was Praetorian prefect of Italy in 390–392 and, under usurper Eugenius , again praetorian prefect and consul...

 (a friend of Quintus Aurelius Symmachus

Quintus Aurelius Symmachus

Quintus Aurelius Symmachus was a Roman statesman, orator, and man of letters. He held the offices of governor of Africa in 373, urban prefect of Rome in 384 and 385, and consul in 391...

). Although very brief in length and not always reliable, it also contains useful information.

External links

• Epitome de Caesaribus (Latin text)
• Epitome de Caesaribus (English translation)