The Early Byzantine Historians

This is the first full study of every significant Byzantine historian from Eusebius of Caesarea (c.255-339) to Theophylact Simocatta (c.585-after 641?).

Warren Treadgold is National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Byzantine Studies at Saint Louis University.

Preface * The Greek Background * Eusebius of Caesarea * Ammianus Marcellinus * The New Classical Historians * The New Church Historians * Procopius of Caesarea * Procopius' Contemporaries * Procopius' Successors * Conclusion * Bibliography * Chronological Table of the Early Byzantine Historians * Map 1. The Eastern Roman Empire about 312 * Map 2. The Eastern Roman Empire about 395 * Map 3. The Empire about 565 * Map 4. Birthplaces and Workplaces of the Early Byzantine Historians Preface * The Greek Background * Eusebius of Caesarea * Ammianus Marcellinus * The New Classical Historians * The New Church Historians * Procopius of Caesarea * Procopius' Contemporaries * Procopius' Successors * Conclusion * Bibliography * Chronological Table of the Early Byzantine Historians * Map 1. The Eastern Roman Empire about 312 * Map 2. The Eastern Roman Empire about 395 * Map 3. The Empire about 565 * Map 4. Birthplaces and Workplaces of the Early Byzantine Historians