The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Evagrius Scholasticus
Also known as Church historian, Evagrius
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 217
He possesses the careful, measured presence of one who preserves testimony rather than creates it, with the scholarly gravity of an ecclesiastical historian.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 217
- Books
- 1
Evagrius Scholasticus was a church historian whose writings recorded important ecclesiastical traditions, including the testimony concerning the Palladium of Edessa. His work as an ecclesiastical writer preserved significant religious and historical accounts that might otherwise have been lost to time.
Description
A Byzantine church historian with the measured bearing of scholarly dedication. His features reflect both his ecclesiastical position and his role as careful recorder of tradition. He wears the garments appropriate to his station as church historian, his presence marked by the thoughtful attention of one who preserves rather than creates historical narrative.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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