Paeanius
Paeanius | |
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| Born | Ancient Greek: Παιάνιος circa 337 Antioch |
| Died | circa 379 |
Paeanius (Ancient Greek: Παιάνιος Paianios, c. 337 – c. 379), was a late Roman lawyer and translator who lived in the Eastern provinces. He was author of a translation into Greek language of the Latin historical work of Eutropius, the Breviarium ab urbe condita (or Breviarium historiae Romanae). His translation, which has survived in a handful of manuscripts, is a rare example of a near-contemporary translation from Latin to Greek, as Eutropius’s Breviarium was written in 369 and translated by Paeanius around 379.