The ''Romuleon'' was a Latin work describing the history of Rome, compiled by
Benvenuto da Imola in the mid-fourteenth century from a number of earlier texts.
It was later translated into French by two separate writers:
* The ''
Romuléon'' of
Jean Miélot
Jean Miélot, also Jehan, (born Gueschard, Picardy, died 1472) was an author, translator, manuscript illuminator, scribe and priest, who served as secretary to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy from 1449 to Philip's death in 1467, and then to his ...
, made in 1460 for
Philip the Good
Philip III the Good (; ; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) ruled as Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death in 1467. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonged. During his reign, ...
.
* The ''
Romuléon'' of
Sébastien Mamerot
Sébastien Mamerot (between and 1440 – 1490) was a French clergyman, scholar, novelist, and translator.
Biography
Originally from Soissons, Mamerot served as clergyman and secretary to Louis de Laval, governor of Dauphiné (1448–1458), Cham ...
, made in 1466 for
Louis de Laval, seigneur de Châtillon.
A second Latin version was produced by
Adamo Montaldo in the 1490s.
Mamerot's translation was published in a modern edition in 2000.
References
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Medieval historical texts in Latin