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Socrates of Constantinople

380 - 440

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Socrates of Constantinople (c. 380 – after 439), also known as Socrates Scholasticus (Ancient Greek: Σωκράτης ὁ Σχολαστικός), was a 5th-century Greek Christian church historian, a contemporary of Sozomen and Theodoret. He is the author of a Historia Ecclesiastica ("Church History", Ἐκκλησιαστική Ἱστορία) which covers the history of late ancient Christianity during the years 305 to 439. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Socrates of Constantinople is the 46th most popular historian (up from 52nd in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 273rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkish Historian.

Socrates of Constantinople is most famous for his involvement in the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD. He was a bishop of Constantinople and the patriarch of the Church of Constantinople.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Socrates of Constantinople ranks 46 out of 561. Before him are Jacques Le Goff, Adam of Bremen, Ali ibn al-Athir, Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Erwin Panofsky, and Al-Baladhuri. After him are Lucien Febvre, François Guizot, Yuval Noah Harari, Samuel von Pufendorf, Niketas Choniates, and Poggio Bracciolini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 380, Socrates of Constantinople ranks 1. After him are Flavian of Constantinople, Eutyches, Peter Chrysologus, Eucherius of Lyon, Koriun, and Eznik of Kolb. Among people deceased in 440, Socrates of Constantinople ranks 3. Before him are Pope Sixtus III, and Mesrop Mashtots. After him is Isidore of Pelusium.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Socrates of Constantinople ranks 257 out of 1,347. Before him are Uzun Hasan (1423), Herophilos (-335), Ahmet Necdet Sezer (1941), Yunus Emre (1240), Kenan Evren (1917), and Pancras of Rome (289). After him are Sultan Cem (1459), Thecla (100), Alexander (870), Alexios II Komnenos (1169), Theophanes the Confessor (758), and Helenus (null).

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Among HISTORIANS In Türkiye

Among historians born in Türkiye, Socrates of Constantinople ranks 6. Before him are Herodotus (-484), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Cassius Dio (155), Arrian (89), and Ali ibn al-Athir (1160). After him are Niketas Choniates (1155), Libanius (314), Ephorus (-400), Eutropius (320), George Kedrenos (1100), and Eunapius (349).

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