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Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius)
Also known as Historia ecclesiastica, Ecclesiastical History
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Ten-book history to 324, the foundation of the genre, preserving many lost sources such as Papias and Hegesippus.
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The Ecclesiastical History, also known as The History of the Church and The Church History, is a 4th-century chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century, composed by Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea. It was written in Koine Greek and survives also in Latin, Syriac, and Armenian manuscripts.
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- Church History · Eusebius of Caesarea (c. 265-c. 340)Accessed 2026-11-12 · Public-domain translation; site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
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