Edling, Peter (1521-1602) from Pommern was a professor in Music and Grammar in Greifswald, Germany, and later chancellor in Colberg. He worked in the field of historiography but his writings were not published during his lifetime. He corresponded with ortelius (Hessels letters 97 & 107) in 1581, and sent Ortelius a manuscript map of Rügen, Usedom and Wollin (Ort87,89).
Ort87.17, 89.15, 158.15.
Egenhardus (died in 840) wrote among other works a biography on Charles the Great called "Vita Karoli Magni imperatoris", considered a masterpiece of medieval biography.
Ort192.44.
Egesippus see Hegesippus.
Eginhard see Eginhardus.
Egnazio, Giovanni Battista (1473-1553) from Italy wrote a history of Emperors.
Ort168.8, 169.8.
Eliensis, Liber (11th century), formally called "Historia Eliensis Ecclesiæ auctore anonymo Eliense" is a compilation of fragments dealing with the ecclesiastical history of Ely.
Ort203.16.
Elisius, Joannes (16th century) from Italy wrote "Balnea Ænariarum" Venice 1553 and "De balneis Puteolanis" (Ort142).
Ort142.11, 142.13, 142.15;
Baths of Puteoli: Ort142.21.
Emmius Ubbo (1547-1626) from Greith, East Frisia, wrote a Frisian history which was published in Franeker, Friesland, the Netherlands in 1596.
Ort80.25.
Empiricus Sextos (second century A.D.) or Sextos Empeirikos was a Greek philosopher and follower of Pyrrhon from Elis. He wrote about sceptical philosophy. He was commented on by Hernetus (Ort199,200).
Ort199.44, 200.44, 214.16;
Commented on by Hernetus: Ort199.44, 200.44.
Ennius, Quintus "the Poet" (239-169 B.C.) introduced the Greek hexameter into Roman poetry, and used it in his tragedies. He wrote a history of Rome in his "Annales", written in an archaic style. He was commented on by Hieronymus Columna (Ort209).
Ort209.15;
Written about by Hieronymus Columna: Ort209.6.
Enricus of Auxerre see Hericus.
Ephorus (405-330 B.C.) from Cyme, Asia minor, a pupil of Isocrates, wrote a general history of Greece in 30 volumes, beginning with the return of the Heraclides (1069) and ending in 340 B.C. He is quoted by Strabo (Ort189).
Quoted by Strabo: Ort189.29.
Epimenides (6th century B.C.) was a Greek philosopher who wrote poetry of which only fragments have survived. He is quoted by St. Paul (Ort217).
Ort226.2;
Quoted by St. Paul: Ort217.6.
Episcopus Upsaliensis see Magnus, Ioannes.
Erasmus, Desiderius (1467-1536) of Rotterdam translated the complete works of Aristoteles into Latin and published them in 1531. His work "Adagia chiliades" (Ort79,147,211) which was published by Aldus Manutius in Venice in 1506 is also well known and its aphorisms and scholarship were eagerly incorporated in Ortelius’ Theatrum. He also wrote "Laus Stultitiæ" and "Epistles" (Ort75,76,77).
Chiliades: Ort79.2-8, 147.10, 211.15;
Epistles: Ort75.4, 76.4, 77.4.
Erasmus, Michaelis Læti (1526-1582) wrote "De re Nautica" <= about naval matters> (Ort161), Basel, 1573.
De re Nautica Bk.3: 161.31, 161.94-95.
Erasmus Stella see Stella Erasmus.
Eratosthenes (275-195 B.C.) from Cyrene was a universal scientist. His main work is "Geographia" in 3 books, describing the history of geography and containing an extremely accurate calculation of the circumference of the earth. He is quoted by Varro (Ort189) and by Strabo (Ort224).
Ort186.9, 194.31, 199.20, 200.20, 213.6, 214.3;
Quoted by Varro: Ort189.3, 189.12;
Quoted by Strabo: Ort224.29.
Eresius, Theophrastes see Theophrastes Eresius.
Hericus of Auxerre (9th century) was a Benedict monk who wrote a biography of Bishop Germanus (Ort37).
Life of Saint German: Ort37.5
Ermolao Barbaro (1454-1495), a diplomat from Venice, Italy published and commented on Mela’s "De Situ Orbis". Also "Castigationes Pliniæ" by Plinius Caius Secundum.
Ort142.2, 231.24.
Erythræus, Janus Nicius (first century) wrote "Eudemia", a satirical work placing Romans of Tiberius’ time on an island in the Atlantic. He quotes from Virgil’s Æneis (Ort142).
Ort217.24;
Quoting Bk.9 of Virgil’s Æneis: Ort142.7, 142.8.
Estienne, Robert (mid 16th century) published a work by Arrianus in Paris in 1575, and a work by Diodorus Siculus in Paris in 1559, as also by Dionysius Apher in Paris 1547.
Estrella, see Calvuete de Estrella.
Eumanius (4th century A.D.) was a teacher in rhetoric active in Gaul who wrote a "Panegyric" (Ort54).
Ort196.49, 209.14;
Panegyric: Ort54.5.
Eunapius, Sardianus (4th century A.D.) wrote a history of which only fragments survive, and "Vitæ Sophistarum".
Ort209.14, 209.17, 219.18, 221.28.
Euoptius (abt. 400 A.D.) from Greece received letters from his brother Synesius (Ort222).
Written to by Synesius: Ort222.21.
Euphrada (?) "the Orator".
Ort196.21.
Euripides (480-406 B.C.) was a Greek tragedy writer who among many other tragedies wrote "Iphigeneia" (Ort213,217), "Troades" (Ort231) and "Cyclops" (Ort224).
Iphigeneia: Ort213.19, 217.31;
Troades: Ort231.23;
Cyclops: Ort224.4.
Eusebius, Pamphilius Cæsariensis (263-339 A.D.) is often called the father of church history. He was born in Palestine and had Pamphilus as his teacher. His works are of a theological and apologetic nature. He wrote a Chronicle "Historia Ecclesiastica" (Ort189,199,200), Basel 1554 which is of particlar importance for the sources mentioned in it, "Præparatio Evangelica" (Ort190, 192,194,196,199,200,203,207,208,221,222), and "Chronikon" (Ort189,190,192,216,222,232) which provide the reigns in years of kings from Archfather Abraham onwards.
Ort178.7, 179.7, 182.2, 182.8, 183.8, 186.15, 196.15, 199.24, 199.55, 200.24, 200.55, 214.14, 216.17, 216.26, 220.2, 220.5, 221.18, 221.32, 221.33, 221.37;
Histor. Eccles. Bk.9: Ort199.66, 200.66;
Præparatio Evangelica: 222.18,
Bk.1: 221.24, 221.34, Bk.2: Ort207.8, 208.8, Bk.4: Ort194.23, 196.115, Bk.6: 190.54, 199.13, 199.52, 200.13, 200.52, Bk.7: Ort192.29, Bk.10: Ort203.10, Bk.16 Ort190.16;
Chronikon: Ort189.22, 189.24, 190.70, 192.49, 216.33, 222.33, 232.23.
Eustachius of Knobelsdorf see Knobelsdorf, Eustachius.
Eusthatius (late 12th century, died in 1192 or 1194) "who lends his ears to fables" became Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1166. He wrote comments on Dionysius Apher (Ort192), on Homerus, dealing with history, geography, language and mythology of Homeric epics, as also "Lycophron" (Ort189), and "Reports from Ælius Pollux" (Ort147). He quotes Athenæus (Ort214), Homerus (Ort147) and Afer (Ort221,222) and is quoted by Dionysius (Ort190).
Ort1.14, 2.14, 3.14, 192.68, 204.2, 205.2, 209.14-16, 210.9, 211.3, 213.5, 214.25, 214.26, 214.29, 216.2, 216.17, 217.8, 217.10, 217.15, 217.17, 217.19, 217.22, 217.23, 219.2, 219.9, 221.2, 221.13;
Quoted by Dionysius 190.24;
Lycophron: Ort189.23, 190.24;
Reports from Ælius Pollux: Ort147.22;
Quoting Athenæus: Ort214.4;
Commentaries on Dionysius Afer: Ort190.65, 192.42, 221.27, 222.30; Commentaries on Homer: Ort147.21.
Eutropius (died c. 378 A.D.) wrote "Breviarum historiæ Romanæ", a history of Rome, beginning with Romulus and extending to his own time, 3rd. quarter of the 4th century. It neatly met a demand among Roman citizens for a summary history of the empire, and it enjoyed an immediate and lasting success (Ort115,192,196,199,200,209,212,232).
Ort115.7, 191.3, 192.54, 192.71, 196.3, 199.16, 200.16, 209.3, 212.6, 212.7, 212.15, 232.9. Eutro191.3;
: Panegyricus to Emperor Maximilianus 191.9.
Evagrius Ponticus (abt. 345-399 A.D.) was a Greek who wrote about Christian spirituality and asceticism.
Ort182.8, 183.8.