Editing Priscus (section)

===History of Byzantium===
Priscus was the author of an eight-volume historical work, written in Greek, entitled the ''History of Byzantium'' (Greek: Ἱστορία Βυζαντιακή), which was probably not the original title name.<ref name="ODB"/><ref name="Chisholm"/> The ''History'' probably covered the period from the accession of Attila the Hun to the accession of Emperor [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno]] (r. 474–475), or from 433 up until 474 AD.<ref name="Chisholm"/> Priscus's work currently survives in fragments and was very influential in the Byzantine Empire.<ref name="ODB"/> The ''History'' was used in the ''[[Excerpta de Legationibus]]'' of Emperor [[Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus]] (r. 913–959), as well as by authors such as [[Evagrius Scholasticus]], [[Cassiodorus]], [[Jordanes]], and the author of the [[Suda|Souda]].<ref name="ODB"/> Priscus's writing style is straightforward and his work is regarded as a reliable contemporary account of Attila the Hun, his court, and the reception of the Roman ambassadors.<ref name="Chisholm"/> He is considered a "classicizing" historian to the extent that his work, though written during the [[Christianity|Christian]] era, is almost completely secular and relies on a style and word-choice that are part of an historiographical tradition dating back to the fifth century BC.<ref>{{harvnb|Given|2014|p=xvii}}.</ref>