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John of Ephesus

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6th-century Byzantine historian

WritersLived 507 to 580 · aged 73
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John of Ephesus was a leader of the early Syriac Orthodox Church in the sixth century and one of the earliest and the most important historians to write in Syriac. John was a bishop, historian, and writer. He provides one of the only first-hand accounts of the Plague of Justinian.

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John of Ephesus was a leader of the early Syriac Orthodox Church in the sixth century and one of the earliest and the most important historians to write in Syriac. John was a bishop, historian, and writer. He provides one of the only first-hand accounts of the Plague of Justinian. He was also alive in what has been called the worst year in history, 536.

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Lived 507 to 580 · aged 73
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