Fifth Century Historians

This article contains a list of historians who are believed to have published in the 5th century CE.

Anomoean

Philostorgius (c.364-c.439) wrote 12 books on Church history from the Arian controversy (325) to 425 CE.

Armenian

Agathangelos (c.C5th), History of St. Gregory and the Conversion of Armenia, first half of the 4th century.

Elishe (410-475), History of Vardan and the Armenian War [written] at the request of David Mamikonian, 449-451.

Faustus of Byzantium (C5th), History of Armenia, 330-387.

Koriun (C5th), Life of Mashtots, early C5th.

Movses Khorenatsi (c.410s-c.490s), History of Armenia, C24th BCE – 482 CE.

Ghazar Parpetsi (C5th-C6th), History of Armenia, 4th and 5th century events.

Zenob Glak (C5th), History, early 4th century history.

Byzantine

Annianus of Alexandria (early C5th), 5493 BCE – ???

Panodorus of Alexandria (c.400)

Candidus Isaurus (fl.491)

Malchus (C5th)

Chinese

Cui Hao (d.450)

Fan Ye (398-445/446)

Gao Yun (390-487)

Pei Songzhi (372-451)

Shen Yue (441-513)

French

Sulpicius Severus (c.363-c.425)

Greek

Eunapius (346-early C5th)

John Rufus (b.c.450)

Priscus of Panium (C5th)

Sabinus of Heraclea (fl.425)

Roman

Hydatius (c.400-c.469)

Julius Exsuperantius (C5th or C6th)

Olympiodorus of Thebes (fl.c.412-425)

Paulus Orosius (c.380-c.420)

Prosper of Aquitaine (c.390-c.455)

Socrates of Constantinople (c.380-c.439)

Sozomen (c.400-c.450)

Theodoret (c.393-458/466)

Tyrannius Rufinus (344/345-411)

Victor Vitensis (b.c.430)

Unknown

Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus (C5th)

Gennadius of Massilia (d.c.496)

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