Considerazioni ulteriori su Sozomenos, HE, 1, 5, 1 e sulle edizioni della Storia di Eunapio

Without embarking in a detailed discussion of some important recent publications, the Author briefly considers the problem of the two editions of Eunapius’ History, and further the related question of the confutation by Sozomen of a pagan version of Constantine’s conversion. These reflections on the materials at our disposal and some developments in learning lead us to confirm the existence of two editions of Eunapius’ History. The first one was a self-governing formulation, the second one was a rewriting taking account of the Annales of Nicomachus Flavianus senior. As a corollary, Sozomen’s confutation is addressed against the pagan version of Constantine’s conversion, which is to be found in the first edition of Eunapius’ History, thus confirming previous studies which were recently challenged.