The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius

   The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus is an intriguing though neglected work of the late 6th century AD. A staunch though broadminded Chalcedonian Evagrius styles himself as continuator of the great Church historians Eusebius Socrates Sozomen and Theodoret. While never straying from his purpose Evagrius records a great deal of information from both religious and temporal history-much of it witnessed by him personally-that would have otherwise been lost.   The first section of th...See More