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The ecclesiastical history of Evagrius Scholasticus / translated with an introduction by Michael Whitby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Evagrius, Scholasticus, 536?-, author.
- Series:
- Translated texts for historians ; 33.
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Church history.
- Church history--Primitive and early church.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (lxiii, 390 pages) : maps, plans
- Place of Publication:
- Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Latin.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius narrates the history of the church from the start of the Nestorian controversy in 428 until the death of Evagrius' employer, Patriarch Gregory of Antioch Gregory in 592. It is our best continuous account of these ecclesiastical events and provides an important narrative of disputes within the church in the fifth century, which includes substantial quotations from relevant contemporary documents, some of them unique. This book will be an indispensable tool for anyone interested in late antiquity and is to be highly commended for its thorough and lucid scholarship.Journal of Religious History Publisher description
- "The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus narrates the history of the Church from the start of the Nestorian controversy in 428 until the death of Evagrius' employer, Patriarch Gregory of Antioch, in 592. It is our best continuous account of these ecclesiastical events and provides an important narrative of disputes within the Church in the fifth century, which includes substantial quotations from relevant contemporary documents, some of them unique. For the sixth century Evagrius included more secular material so that in the last two books (AD 565-92) this text makes an important contribution to our understanding of secular as well as ecclesiastical events. It is also important historiographically because Evagrius' choice and presentation of material illustrate the close interaction of secular and ecclesiastical concerns in the later Roman world, demonstrating that it is impossible to study either in isolation."--publisher description.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. 2011.
- ISBN:
- 9781789628500
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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