Faustus of Byzantium

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Faustus of Byzantium was a 5th-century Armenian historian and cleric best known for his detailed chronicle of Armenia’s early Christian era and political history.

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instanceOf Armenian historian
chronicler
cleric
historian
approximateFloruit early 5th century
centuryOfActivity 5th century
chronicleCoversPeriod 4th century Armenia
early 5th century Armenia
chronicleType national history
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED
describedAs Byzantine in origin or association
ethnicGroup Armenian NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Armenian history
ecclesiastical history
historiography
gender male
genre chronicle
ecclesiastical history
historicalRegion Armenia NERFINISHED
Byzantium NERFINISHED
influenced later Armenian historians
knownFor detailed account of Armenian political events
detailed narrative of Armenia’s early Christian history
languageOfWorkOrName Classical Armenian NERFINISHED
notableWork History of the Armenians NERFINISHED
occupation cleric
historian
religion Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED
Christianity
sourceFor history of Armenian–Roman relations
history of Armenian–Sasanian relations
history of the Armenian Church
history of the Arsacid kings of Armenia
subjectOf scholarly studies on Armenian historiography
usedAsSourceBy medieval Armenian chroniclers
workFocusesOn Arsacid dynasty of Armenia NERFINISHED
Christianization of Armenia NERFINISHED
early Christian era in Armenia
political history of Armenia
relations between Armenia, Rome, and Persia

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Christianization of Armenia documentedBy Faustus of Byzantium