Fathers

Socrates Scholasticus

Church historian

Socrates Scholasticus (c. 380–c. 439) was a lawyer in Constantinople who continued the church history of Eusebius.

Dates
c. 380–c. 439
Role
Church historian
See
Constantinople

His history runs from Constantine to Theodosius II. He quotes documents, notes where his sources disagree, and is one of three fifth-century historians of the same years.

Writings