Evagrius Scholasticus
Also: Evagrius of Epiphania
Born probably between 535 and 537, in Epiphaneia (now Hama, Syria). Died perhaps from 594; the place is not known.
Lawyer of Antioch and aide to Patriarch Gregory who wrote a church history of the years 431 to 594.
Wrote in Greek.
Places lived
- 560 to 594Antiochia (now Antakya, Turkey)lawyeryears probable, place probable
Works
1 work, in the order they were written. 1 work can be read here.
- Ecclesiastical HistorySix books of church history from the Council of Ephesus in 431 to the year 594.69,539 words
How we know the dates and places
- Born probable
- M. Whitby, The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus (2000), introduction; Evagrius, EH 4.29 and 6.24
- Place of birth sure
- M. Whitby, The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus (2000), introduction; Evagrius, EH 4.29 and 6.24
- Died not sure
- M. Whitby, The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus (2000), introduction; Evagrius, EH 4.29 and 6.24
He finished his History in 593 or 594. Nothing is known after that. - Place of death not known
- M. Whitby, The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus (2000), introduction; Evagrius, EH 4.29 and 6.24
- Antiochia, years probable
- M. Whitby, The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus (2000), introduction; Evagrius, EH 4.29 and 6.24
- Antiochia, place probable
- M. Whitby, The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus (2000), introduction; Evagrius, EH 4.29 and 6.24