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Who he was
- An African bishop and chronicler.
- He was a zealous supporter of Nestorianism. For his opposition to the condemnation of the Three Chapters, he was exiled to Egypt by Justinian in 555.
- He was recalled to Constantinople in 564/5 in order to subscribe the condemnation.
- Because he maintained his position, he was shut up in a monastery of that city until his death.
- His writings are a source for the history of the Nestorian and Pelagian controversies, chiefly because of the documents which he translated from the Greek, and has thus been preserved from destruction.
What he wrote
- He wrote, the Chronicle covering the period from the creation to the first year of the Emperor Justin II (566). However, only the part relating to 443-566 remains.
- The Chronicle deals almost exclusively with the history of the Eutychian heresy and the controversy about the Three Chapters.
- It also details about the Vandal persecutions, the memory of which must have been still fresh in his youth, and various stories telling against Arianism.
- It is very useful for illustrations of the social and religious life of the 5th and 6th centuries; as well information on the author’s own life.