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Sozomen (sōzō`mĕn), 5th cent., Byzantine church historian, b. Gaza. A fuller form of his name is Salaminius Hermias Sozomenus. His Ecclesiastical History was written in 439–50. The nine extant books, written in an elegant Greek style, cover the years 324–439 and are primarily drawn from the history of Socrates Scholasticus Socrates Scholasticus, fl. 5th cent., Byzantine historian. His Ecclesiastical History (in Greek, 7 vol.) continues the work of Eusebius for the period from 305 to 439. The work is unusual for its objectivity, dependence on original primary sources (e.g. ..... Click the link for more information. , to which Sozomen added some new material. Sozomen's history continues that of Eusebius of Caesarea Eusebius of Caesarea (y ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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| Walsh, New York 1990-1991), notable for its allegorical approach and further debt to Augustine; a Tripartite History incorporating translations of Greek church historians Socrates, Sozomen, and Theodoret; On the Soul, emphasising its spirituality; cr. His ten volumes, running from Christ to Constantine, would have many successors, especially in the 5th-6th centuries (Socrates, Sozomen, Theodoret, Philostorgius, Evagrius). |
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