Evagrius Scholasticus

Evagrius Scholasticus was born Epiphania (Hama) in Syria around 535 CE. He pursued legal and other studies and earned the title of “Scholasticus” while he was in his 20s. He worked in Antioch as an aide to Gregory of Antioch - the Patriarch of Antioch. Although he wrote a number of works on theological matters, none of these have survived however Ecclesiastical History has survived. This text consists of 6 volumes and covers Christian history from the first council of Ephesus in 431 CE until Evagrius' present time. Ecclesiastical History was completed in ~593 CE.