Church Historians: Eusebius of Caesarea

The ancient period of church history (AD 100–590) is subdivided into the pre-Nicean era, the Nicean era, and the post-Nicean era. These divisions refer to the first ecumenical council at Nicea (AD 325), which is a focal point in church history. In this article, we move from pre-Nicean church fathers to the Nicean church fathers.  Previous articles looked at the post-apostolic fathers and the apologists. This article treats the earliest church historians, a category that includes three men....