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Evagrius Scholasticus

536 - 594

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Evagrius Scholasticus (Greek: Εὐάγριος Σχολαστικός) was a Syrian scholar and intellectual living in the 6th century AD, and an aide to the patriarch Gregory of Antioch. His surviving work, Ecclesiastical History (Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ Ἱστορία), comprises a six-volume collection concerning the Church's history from the First Council of Ephesus (431) to the emperor Maurice’s reign until Scholasticus' death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Evagrius Scholasticus is the 147th most popular historian (down from 138th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Syria (down from 86th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Syrian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Evagrius Scholasticus ranks 147 out of 561. Before him are Hieronymus Wolf, Michael Attaleiates, Henry Thomas Buckle, Helmold, Matthew of Edessa, and Johan Rudolph Thorbecke. After him are Richard Pipes, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Shlomo Sand, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Adémar de Chabannes, and Doukas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 536, Evagrius Scholasticus ranks 2. Before him is Agathias.  Among people deceased in 594, Evagrius Scholasticus ranks 1. 

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Evagrius Scholasticus ranks 110 out of 210. Before him are John X of Antioch (1955), Eulogius of Alexandria (501), Muhammad Naji al-Otari (1944), Soraya Tarzi (1899), Dawoud Rajiha (1947), and Alciphron (200). After him are Ibn Asakir (1105), John Moschus (550), Gregory III Laham (1933), Numenius of Apamea (200), Tiridates II of Parthia (-100), and Walid Muallem (1941).

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Among HISTORIANS In Syria

Among historians born in Syria, Evagrius Scholasticus ranks 4. Before him are Ibn Kathir (1301), Al-Dhahabi (1274), and Nicolaus of Damascus (-64). After him are Malchus (450), and Abu Shama (1203).

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