JUSTIN

flourished 3rd century AD Latin in full Marcus Junianus Justinus Roman historian who was the author of Epitome, an abridgment of the Historiae Philippicae et totius mundi origines et terrae situs by Pompeius Trogus (q.v.), whose work is lost. Nothing is known of Justin's personal history other than his work on Trogus' book (chiefly a history of Macedonia and the Hellenistic monarchies, with Parthia), which preserves material that has proved increasingly valuable to students of the Hellenistic world. The book was much used in the Middle Ages.