Socrates Scholasticus
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Socrates Scholasticus was a 5th-century Byzantine church historian best known for his "Ecclesiastical History," which continues the narrative of Eusebius and is a key source for early Christian and late Roman history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Socrates Scholasticus canonical | 3 |
| Socrates Scholasticus’s Ecclesiastical History | 1 |
| Sozomen | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine historian
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Christian writer ⓘ church historian ⓘ late antique writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Socrates of Constantinople
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Socrates the Scholastic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Constantinople legal profession ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 380 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chroniclesPeriod | Church history from 305 to 439 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuedWorkOf | Eusebius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
Council of Constantinople (381)
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Council of Ephesus (431) NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversReignOf |
Constantine the Great
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Constantius II NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodosius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodosius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 439 ⓘ |
| denomination | Nicene Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | layman rather than cleric ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ecclesiastical history
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late Roman history ⓘ |
| genre |
church history
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historiography ⓘ |
| influenced | later Byzantine church historians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Eusebius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuing Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History
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detailed account of Arian controversy ⓘ information on early Byzantine church and state relations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| name | Socrates Scholasticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ecclesiastical History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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historian ⓘ |
| period | 5th century ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of early Christian heresies
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history of the Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ social and religious life in Constantinople ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Ammonius
NERFINISHED
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Helladius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewedAs | relatively impartial historian among church historians ⓘ |
| workCompleted | circa 439 ⓘ |
| workStructure | Ecclesiastical History in seven books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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Sozomen
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Socrates Scholasticus’s Ecclesiastical History