Comes Marcellinus, vir clarissimus. The Historian and his Work

This book is devoted comes Marcellinus and his "Chronicle". Dating from the first half of the sixth century, the “Chronicle” of Comes Marcellinus, covering the period from 379 to 534 and supplemented by an anonymous author after 548, is undoubtedly an important work for scholars dealing with the history of early Byzantium. Although Marcellin wrote his "Chronicle" in Constantinople, in a primarily Greek environment, he wrote it in Latin, his mother tongue. However, despite writing in Latin, he focused his narrative around the affairs of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and looked at the world largely through the lens of a resident of the City, and he can certainly be considered a Constantinopolitan writer.

The book is divided into three main parts. The first one (entitled “Author”) is devoted to Comes Marcellinus himself. Part two of the book (“Chronicle”) is devoted to the "Chronicle" of Marcellinus. In its initial part it presents information concerning, among other things, the principles of its composition, sources and main themes. The second part is a comprehensively commented translation of the “Chronicle” into Polish, preceded by the Latin text. The third part of the book (“Continuation of Marcellin Komes' Chronicle”) is devoted to the anonymous continuation of the “Chronicle” of Marcellinus, which covers the period from 534 to 548.