The ''Fasti vindobonenses'' are two sets of
late antique
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consular
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annals ("fasti"), found in the ''
Vindobonensis'' manuscript MS. 3416, together with the
Chronography of 354
The ''Chronograph of 354'' (or "Chronography"), also known as the ''Calendar of 354'', is a compilation of chronological and calendrical texts produced in 354 AD for a wealthy Roman Christian named Valentinus by the calligrapher and illustrator ...
. They were previously known as ''Anonymus Cuspiniani'', since they were published by
Johannes Cuspinianus
Johannes Cuspinianus (December 1473 – 19 April 1529), born Johan Spießhaymer (or Speißheimer), was a German-Austrian humanist, scientist, diplomat, and historian. Born in Spießheim near Schweinfurt in Franconia, of which ''Cuspinianus'' is ...
in 1553, and are part of the ''
Consularia Italica {{unreferenced, date=July 2010
The ''Consularia Italica'' are a collection of consular ''fasti'' published in 1892 by Theodore Mommsen as part of the 'Monumenta Germaniae Historica
The ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica'' (''MGH'') is a comprehensi ...
'' collection.
The first collection is entitled ''Fasti vindobonenses priores'' and covers the periods 44 BC – AD 403 and 455 – 493. The second is called ''Fasti vindobonenses posteriores'' and covers the period 44 BC – AD 397, 439 – 455 and 495 – 539.
Later additions were included for years 390 – 473 in a copy conserved in the ''Sangallensis'' MS. 878.
See also
*
List of ancient Roman fasti
Ancient Roman ''fasti'' were calendars ''(fasti)'' that recorded religious observances and officially commemorated events. They were typically displayed in the form of an inscription at a prominent public location such as a major temple; severa ...
References
* Michele Renee Salzman, ''On Roman time: the codex-calendar of 354 and the rhythms of urban life in late antiquity'', University of California Press, 1990, {{ISBN, 0-520-06566-2, p. 24.
Italian chronicles
Roman calendar
4th-century Latin books
5th-century Latin books