The Early Byzantine Historians

The Early Byzantine Historians is the first analytic study of every significant Byzantine historian from Eusebius of Caesarea to Theophylact Simocatta. Written for general readers as well as professional scholars, and filled with new interpretations and discoveries, the book presents a remarkable portrait gallery of forty historians who were gifted writers, incisive thinkers, engaging personalities, or all three at once. Individually and as a group, these historians have provided many insights into early Byzantine society and intellectual life and had a decisive influence on Byzantine culture and modern perceptions of Byzantine history.