Late Antique Historiography

On the council of Nicaea

Title(s):
  • On the council of Nicaea
Author:
Period covered:
Council of Nicaea (325)
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Collection
  • Ecclesiastical history
Remarks:
This presbyter John may be a literary fiction, created by the anonymous author of Cyzicus to enhance his credibility.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • Anonymous of Cyzicus, Ecclesiastical history pr. 21
Users:
Sources:
Bibliography:
  • G.C. Hansen (2002) Anonyme Kirchengeschichte (Gelasius Cyzicenus, CPG 6034) (Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte, NF 9). Berlin.