Back to the Library
The Medieval Church · c. 1140–1150
The Epitome of Histories
John Zonaras · 12th century
Read elsewhere
What it is
A world history from creation to 1118, preserving long stretches of Roman historians whose own texts have since been lost.
Why it lasted
Often the only surviving witness to lost books of Cassius Dio, and a major source for early Roman history.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
Read next