The Special Issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Orosius Through the Ages, is out!!
Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!
Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Special Issue of the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Orosius Through the Ages, is out!!
Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!
Co-edited with Elisabeth Manzo & Cameron Wachowich, on the boil since 2019, we're so pleased with the final output. Both Dr M. & Dr W. have completed their PhDs since then too!
Impressed by how my sharp-eyed students spotted today how the Vatican Vat. 6018 map (c. 770) includes size estimates for some Mediterranean islands, taken from Orosius.
September 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Impressed by how my sharp-eyed students spotted today how the Vatican Vat. 6018 map (c. 770) includes size estimates for some Mediterranean islands, taken from Orosius.
it's funny that the far right says Rome fell bc of an immigrant invasion by Goths, bc when the Goths were starving, the corrupt Roman generals sold them into slavery for food. the problem was the treatment of the "immigrants" that led to the subsequent fury (see Jordanes, Orosius, and Ammianus).
June 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
it's funny that the far right says Rome fell bc of an immigrant invasion by Goths, bc when the Goths were starving, the corrupt Roman generals sold them into slavery for food. the problem was the treatment of the "immigrants" that led to the subsequent fury (see Jordanes, Orosius, and Ammianus).
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November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Interested in annotated manuscripts of Orosius? the monastery of Moissac? tentative connections between southern France and Brittany? Then this article might be for you
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June 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Interested in annotated manuscripts of Orosius? the monastery of Moissac? tentative connections between southern France and Brittany? Then this article might be for you
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Sod off, Orosius.
April 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Sod off, Orosius.
"..triquadrum statuere eiusque tres partes Asiam Europam et Africam uocauerunt.."
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 621; Paulus Orosius, Historiarum adversum paganos libri VII; 9th century (before 883 CE); St. Gall; p.35 (ecodices.ch/en/list/one/...)
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 621; Paulus Orosius, Historiarum adversum paganos libri VII; 9th century (before 883 CE); St. Gall; p.35 (ecodices.ch/en/list/one/...)
March 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"..triquadrum statuere eiusque tres partes Asiam Europam et Africam uocauerunt.."
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 621; Paulus Orosius, Historiarum adversum paganos libri VII; 9th century (before 883 CE); St. Gall; p.35 (ecodices.ch/en/list/one/...)
St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 621; Paulus Orosius, Historiarum adversum paganos libri VII; 9th century (before 883 CE); St. Gall; p.35 (ecodices.ch/en/list/one/...)
The Old English word for 'duel' was ānwīġ, which literally meant 'singular war.' To challenge someone to a duel was ānwīġes biddan or ānwīġ ġecweðan; here is an example from Orosius:
Hē ðā Brutus ġecwæð ānwīġ wið þone cyning.
Brutus then challenged the king [Tarquin] to a duel.
Hē ðā Brutus ġecwæð ānwīġ wið þone cyning.
Brutus then challenged the king [Tarquin] to a duel.
July 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The Old English word for 'duel' was ānwīġ, which literally meant 'singular war.' To challenge someone to a duel was ānwīġes biddan or ānwīġ ġecweðan; here is an example from Orosius:
Hē ðā Brutus ġecwæð ānwīġ wið þone cyning.
Brutus then challenged the king [Tarquin] to a duel.
Hē ðā Brutus ġecwæð ānwīġ wið þone cyning.
Brutus then challenged the king [Tarquin] to a duel.
A tiny face looks out of an initial 'B' beneath a hole.
BL Burney MS 216; various including Paulus Orosius, Historia Adversus Paganos (imperfect); 3rd quarter of the 12th century; Kirkham, Northern England; f.57v @blmedieval.bsky.social
BL Burney MS 216; various including Paulus Orosius, Historia Adversus Paganos (imperfect); 3rd quarter of the 12th century; Kirkham, Northern England; f.57v @blmedieval.bsky.social
August 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
A tiny face looks out of an initial 'B' beneath a hole.
BL Burney MS 216; various including Paulus Orosius, Historia Adversus Paganos (imperfect); 3rd quarter of the 12th century; Kirkham, Northern England; f.57v @blmedieval.bsky.social
BL Burney MS 216; various including Paulus Orosius, Historia Adversus Paganos (imperfect); 3rd quarter of the 12th century; Kirkham, Northern England; f.57v @blmedieval.bsky.social
Though the sack acquired a symbolic importance through the work of later Christian authors, such as Orosius, it was of little material significance in the moment.
August 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Though the sack acquired a symbolic importance through the work of later Christian authors, such as Orosius, it was of little material significance in the moment.
we're trying to cook over here at Orosius! we need to cook more though, lacking on them teasers...
more to come hopefully.
#Roblox #RobloxDev
more to come hopefully.
#Roblox #RobloxDev
January 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
we're trying to cook over here at Orosius! we need to cook more though, lacking on them teasers...
more to come hopefully.
#Roblox #RobloxDev
more to come hopefully.
#Roblox #RobloxDev
Everything you wanted to know about medieval dreams of Ireland's apocalyptic imperial destiny but were afraid to ask! My article on the reception of Orosius' historiography by the Middle Irish narrative, Suidiugud Tellaig Temra, is now freely available on open access academic.oup.com/bics/article...
Ireland as the earthly culmination of translatio imperii in Suidiugud Tellaig Temra
Abstract. This paper discusses Orosius’ concept of translatio imperii, as repurposed in the Middle Irish narrative, Suidiugud Tellaig Temra ‘The Establishm
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November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Everything you wanted to know about medieval dreams of Ireland's apocalyptic imperial destiny but were afraid to ask! My article on the reception of Orosius' historiography by the Middle Irish narrative, Suidiugud Tellaig Temra, is now freely available on open access academic.oup.com/bics/article...
The Old English Orosius uses "Ostsǽ" for the Baltic when describing Wulfstan's voyage 😁
Presumably also a borrowing from somewhere closer to just west of the Baltic, since those places are where *austr- goes to Ost/oost/öst/øst, but it should be ēast/ǣst in Old English.
Presumably also a borrowing from somewhere closer to just west of the Baltic, since those places are where *austr- goes to Ost/oost/öst/øst, but it should be ēast/ǣst in Old English.
January 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The Old English Orosius uses "Ostsǽ" for the Baltic when describing Wulfstan's voyage 😁
Presumably also a borrowing from somewhere closer to just west of the Baltic, since those places are where *austr- goes to Ost/oost/öst/øst, but it should be ēast/ǣst in Old English.
Presumably also a borrowing from somewhere closer to just west of the Baltic, since those places are where *austr- goes to Ost/oost/öst/øst, but it should be ēast/ǣst in Old English.
Vincent Wintermans from the @unileiden.bsky.social Library organised a small exhibition of Celtic language treasures as part of the Summer School. Marieke Meelen (Uni Cambridge) spoke about manuscripts with British Celtic glosses (Orosius' Historia adversus paganos, Boethius, Leiden Leechbook).
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July 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Vincent Wintermans from the @unileiden.bsky.social Library organised a small exhibition of Celtic language treasures as part of the Summer School. Marieke Meelen (Uni Cambridge) spoke about manuscripts with British Celtic glosses (Orosius' Historia adversus paganos, Boethius, Leiden Leechbook).
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What are the sources for the Battle of the Egadi Islands in 241 BCE?
Ancient sources (ranked by reliability/information):
-Polybius (200-118 BCE)
-Diodorus (1st c. CE)
-Florus (74-130 c. CE)
-Eutropius (363–387 c. CE)
-Orosius (375/385-420 c. CE)
-Anon., De viris illustribus (4th c. CE?)
Ancient sources (ranked by reliability/information):
-Polybius (200-118 BCE)
-Diodorus (1st c. CE)
-Florus (74-130 c. CE)
-Eutropius (363–387 c. CE)
-Orosius (375/385-420 c. CE)
-Anon., De viris illustribus (4th c. CE?)
November 12, 2024 at 7:13 AM
What are the sources for the Battle of the Egadi Islands in 241 BCE?
Ancient sources (ranked by reliability/information):
-Polybius (200-118 BCE)
-Diodorus (1st c. CE)
-Florus (74-130 c. CE)
-Eutropius (363–387 c. CE)
-Orosius (375/385-420 c. CE)
-Anon., De viris illustribus (4th c. CE?)
Ancient sources (ranked by reliability/information):
-Polybius (200-118 BCE)
-Diodorus (1st c. CE)
-Florus (74-130 c. CE)
-Eutropius (363–387 c. CE)
-Orosius (375/385-420 c. CE)
-Anon., De viris illustribus (4th c. CE?)
Eutropius, Orosius, and the Anon., De viris illustribus provide the least information and are not that reliable for the battle. Eutropius and Orosius state 32,000 Carthaginian prisoners were taken, three times the amount mentioned by Polybius and Diodorus.
November 12, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Eutropius, Orosius, and the Anon., De viris illustribus provide the least information and are not that reliable for the battle. Eutropius and Orosius state 32,000 Carthaginian prisoners were taken, three times the amount mentioned by Polybius and Diodorus.
✝️ Paulus Orosius (usually given as Orosius, 5th century) was a Christian theologian and historian who was also a friend and protege of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430).
📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
#Orosius #Christianity #Religion #Theology #AugustineOfHippo #History #Paganism
📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
#Orosius #Christianity #Religion #Theology #AugustineOfHippo #History #Paganism
June 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
✝️ Paulus Orosius (usually given as Orosius, 5th century) was a Christian theologian and historian who was also a friend and protege of Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430).
📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
#Orosius #Christianity #Religion #Theology #AugustineOfHippo #History #Paganism
📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
#Orosius #Christianity #Religion #Theology #AugustineOfHippo #History #Paganism
I believe it was Orosius who wrote that Athaulf considered turning Romania into Gothia but he changed his mind after he realized that Romans had lower IQ.
January 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I believe it was Orosius who wrote that Athaulf considered turning Romania into Gothia but he changed his mind after he realized that Romans had lower IQ.
It's a great article Graeme, I'm really pleased it's part of the Bics Special Issue, 'Orosius Through The Ages' #OrosiusThroughTheAges
June 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It's a great article Graeme, I'm really pleased it's part of the Bics Special Issue, 'Orosius Through The Ages' #OrosiusThroughTheAges
Lots of you have been kind enough to say nice things about using my research in teaching (t y @merleeisenberg.bsky.social!); if you've taught with my work, I would be so grateful to know. Ie. Galla Placidia article on Sack of Rome, Hypatia & bleeding chapter, Orosius book, Bodily Fluids in Antiquity
April 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Lots of you have been kind enough to say nice things about using my research in teaching (t y @merleeisenberg.bsky.social!); if you've taught with my work, I would be so grateful to know. Ie. Galla Placidia article on Sack of Rome, Hypatia & bleeding chapter, Orosius book, Bodily Fluids in Antiquity
"St. Gallen copy of Paulus Orosius' history of the world from Adam to the year 417 from the 9th century, with numerous glosses and several maps, written by the monk Ekkehart IV. in the 11th century."
March 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"St. Gallen copy of Paulus Orosius' history of the world from Adam to the year 417 from the 9th century, with numerous glosses and several maps, written by the monk Ekkehart IV. in the 11th century."
The Betty Behrens Seminar goes on at Clare Hall, Cambridge, discussing the works by Polybius, Orosius, Bryce and Bloch, presented by J. Marincola, V. Leonard, R. Evans and C. Ginzburg | @camhistory.bsky.social @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @oxfordcih.bsky.social @clarehallcambridge.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Betty Behrens Seminar goes on at Clare Hall, Cambridge, discussing the works by Polybius, Orosius, Bryce and Bloch, presented by J. Marincola, V. Leonard, R. Evans and C. Ginzburg | @camhistory.bsky.social @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social @oxfordcih.bsky.social @clarehallcambridge.bsky.social
#2071 in a daily linked series
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Paulus Orosius
Daily post on a lesser-known topic about the Middle Ages.
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September 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
#2071 in a daily linked series
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Groping back into the routine. Spent 45 minutes cleaning up the garden. Reviewed flashcards. Have about 45 minutes to read Orosius before dinner
March 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Groping back into the routine. Spent 45 minutes cleaning up the garden. Reviewed flashcards. Have about 45 minutes to read Orosius before dinner
Playing with comma.inria.fr found this fun variant in Orosius: "Ommitto Aethiopum interfectorem patris" with Aethiopum later corrected in Oedippum.
June 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Playing with comma.inria.fr found this fun variant in Orosius: "Ommitto Aethiopum interfectorem patris" with Aethiopum later corrected in Oedippum.