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St Photius the Great, tr. Freese, 1920; selections
30. Codex 30: Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History
Read the Ecclesiastical History of Salamanus Hermeias Sozomen,1 in nine books. Dedicated to the emperor Theodosius the Younger, it begins with the consulship of Crispus and his father Constantine, and goes down to the reign of Theodosius the Younger.2 Sozomen was at one time an advocate in Constantinople. His style is better than that of Socrates, from whom he differs in certain particulars.
Notes
- He was born near Gaza in Palestine, and afterwards settled in Constantinople (c. 400-450).
- It originally covered the period from 324 to 439, but the history of 425-439 is wanting.