Church Histories" of Theodore Lector and John Diakrinomenos

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive edition of the Church Histories by John Diakrinomenos and Theodore Lector. It contains the original texts along with translations into English and a commentary. We offer a completely new edition, which should be a convenient tool to be used by the researchers. We have made a clear distinction between what is certainly the content that comes from Theodore and the later transmission of the factual information derived from his Church History as can be found in various Byzantine works. We have also attempted, in each particular instance, to trace the connection between the transmission in the later works and Theodore’s composition. It should be emphasized that it is the first translation of all Theodorean tradition into modern language.

Rafał Kosiński is a professor of Ancient and Byzantine History at the University of Białystok. He graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow where he also obtained his doctorate and habilitation. His research is mainly in the field of Late Antiquity, especially Church history and late antique historiography.

Adrian Szopa is an assistant professor in the Ancient History Department at the Pedagogical University of Cracow. He earned an MA degree in history at the Pedagogical University as well as in classical philology at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. His research is mainly in the field of Late Antiquity. He is a member of the Polish Historical Society and co-founder of the Polish Society for Ancient Studies.

Kamilla Twardowska studied history at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, where she also defended her doctoral thesis. She works at the National Museum in Cracow. Her research is mainly in the field of the political history of the Late Roman Empire.

Aneta Zabrocka is a teacher at the British International School of Cracow. She graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow with an MA degree in classical philology. She has taught at the Buccleuch Academy in Kettering, UK. She is interested in the Greek literature of the period of Late Antiquity.