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Mosaics of time. The Latin chronicle traditions from the first century BC to the sixth century AD, I: A historical introduction to the chronicle genre from its origins to the high Middle Ages . By R. W. Burgess and Michael Kulikowski . (Studies in the Early Middle Ages, 33.) Pp. xiv+446. Turnhout : Brepols , 2013. [euro]100. 978 2 503 53140 3
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This is the first of four projected volumes on the Latin chronicle tradition in the Roman world. Although the surviving elements of that tradition are mostly late antique, with Jerome the central figure, one of the main emphases of the authors is that chronicle-writing is a much more enduring continuous tradition than those highlights might imply, and one which...