In the following excerpt, Den Boer examines the possible source materials for Eutropius's works, what his histories reveal about ancient topography and chronology, and his attitudes toward Roman politics, especially domination of the barbarians, deification of emperors, and Constantine's conversion.

In the essay that follows, Bird attempts to reconstruct the details of Eutropius's life, particularly his career as a Roman administrator.

In the following essay, Bird explores Eutropius's treatment of Roman governments as a response to the then-strained relations between the Emperor Valentinian and the senate.

In the following essay, Bird contends that Livy 's Epitome provided Eutropius with a model by which to organize the book-divisions and themes of the Breviarium.

In this essay, Bird contends that the Breviarium's treatment of Roman rulers reveals that "what was primarily important for Eutropius was how they interacted with the senate."