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Evagrius Scholasticus

bishop of Antioch

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early Christian chronicles

In Christianity: Historical and polemical writing
…to 594 was chronicled by Evagrius Scholasticus. The consequences of Chalcedon as interpreted by non-Chalcedonian historians were recorded by Timothy Aelurus, Zacharias Scholasticus, and John of Nikiu.
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In Latin literature: The 3rd to the 5th century: the rise of Christian Latin literature
The Latin translation by Evagrius, bishop of Antioch, of Athanasius’ Life of Saint Antony enjoyed the widest transmission, and its influence is as marked by contrast in the early Latin Lives of the Saints as it is by imitation. Sulpicius Severus’ biography of St. Martin, an original Latin work,…
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