Epitome

Title(s):
  • Epitome
Author:
Period covered:
Christ-325
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Ecclesiastical history
  • Form (epitome)
Remarks:
Sozomen states that he composed an Epitome of ecclesiastical history until 325, based on Clement, Hegesippus, Julius Africanus and Eusebius. To what degree he used the first three directly, is unclear, as they all are sources of Eusebius.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • Sozomen, Ecclesiastical history 1.1.12.
Users:
Bibliography:
  • J. Bidez, G.C. Hansen (1995) Sozomenus: Kirchengeschichte (Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte, NF 4). Berlin.