User:Yug/History: historians

Ancient historians
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 * Appian (c.95-c.165), Roman history
 * Dio Cassius, Roman history
 * Herodian, Roman History
 * Zosimus, Late Roman history
 * Fa-Hien, Chinese Buddhist monk and historian, author of A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hein of his Travels in India and Ceylon (399–414), In Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline
 * Gaius Acilius, Roman history
 * Lucius Ampelius, Roman history
 * Herodotus, (485–c. 420 BC), Halicarnassian (Persia), "Father of History"
 * Thucydides, (460–c. 400 BC), Peloponnesian War
 * Xenophon, (431–c. 360 BC), an Athenian knight and student of Socrates
 * Berossus, (4th century BC), Babylonian historian
 * Timaeus of Tauromenium, (c. 345–c. 250 BC), Greek history
 * Polybius, (203–c. 120 BC), Early Roman history (written in Greek)
 * Julius Caesar, (100–c. 44 BC), Gallic and civil wars
 * Flavius Josephus, (37–100), Jewish history
 * Kalhana
 * Sima Qian, (c. 140 BC), Chinese history
 * Livy, (c. 59 BC–AD 17), Roman history
 * Cremutius Cordus
 * Sallust, (86–34 BC)
 * Plutarch, (c. 46–120)
 * Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, (c. 56–c. 120), early Roman Empire
 * Suetonius, (75–160), Roman emperors up to Flavian dynasty
 * Thallus, Roman history
 * Priscus, Byzantine history, 5th century
 * Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 275–339) Christian history
 * Ammianus Marcellinus, (c. 325–c. 391)
 * Arrian, Greek history
 * Quintus Fabius Pictor, Roman history
 * Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman history
 * Ban Gu, (Han Dynasty)

Medieval historians/chroniclers

 * Shen Yue, (441-513), History of the (Liu) Song Dynasty (420-479)
 * Jordanes, (6th century), Goths
 * Procopius, (died c. 565), Byzantines
 * Gregory of Tours, (538–594), Franks
 * Bede, (c. 672–735), Anglo-Saxons
 * Adamnan, Irish historian, 625-704
 * Nennius, shadowy historian of Wales
 * Paul the Deacon, (8th century), Langobards
 * Tabari, 838–923, great Persian historian
 * Ibn Rustah, d. 903, Persian historian and traveler
 * Asser, Bishop of Sherborne, (died 908/909) - Welsh monk, Life of Alfred
 * Einhard, (9th century) - Biography of Charlemagne
 * Notker, (9th century) - anecdotal Biography of Charlemagne
 * Regino of Prüm, (died 915)
 * Liutprand of Cremona, (922–972), Byzantine affairs
 * Al-Biruni, (973–1048), Persian historian
 * Geoffrey of Monmouth, churchman/historian
 * Thietmar of Merseburg, German, Polish, and Russian affairs
 * Nestor the Chronicler, author of the Russian Primary Chronicle
 * Gallus Anonymus, Polish historian
 * Albert of Aix, historian of the First Crusade
 * Michael Psellus the Younger, (1018–c. 1078)
 * Sima Guang, (1019–1086), historiographer and politician
 * Marianus Scotus, (1028–1082/1083), Irish chronicler
 * Guibert of Nogent, (1053–1124)
 * Florence of Worcester, (died 1118), English chronicler
 * Eadmer, (c. 1066–c. 1124), post-Conquest English history
 * Symeon of Durham, (died after 1129), English chronicler
 * William of Malmesbury, (c. 1080–c. 1143)
 * Anna Comnena, (1083–after 1148)
 * Usamah ibn Munqidh, (1095–1188)
 * Adam of Bremen, great historian of Scandinavia
 * Ata al-Mulk Juvayni, (1226-83), Persian historian
 * Saxo Grammaticus, (12th century), Danish
 * Svend Aagesen, (12th century), Danish
 * Alured of Beverley, (12th century), English chronicler
 * William of Tyre, (c. 1128–1186)
 * William of Newburgh, (1135–1198), English historian called "the father of historical criticism"
 * John of Worcester, (fl. 1150s), English chronicler
 * Giraldus Cambrensis, (c. 1146–c. 1223)
 * Wincenty Kadlubek, (1161–1223), Polish historian
 * Ambrose the poet, (fl. 1190s)
 * Geoffroi de Villehardouin, (c. 1160–1212)
 * Nicetas Choniates, (died c. 1220)
 * Matthew Paris, (died 1259)
 * Salimbene di Adam, (1221–c. 1290), Italian
 * Jean de Joinville, (1224–1319)
 * Rashid al-Din, (1247–1317), Persian historian
 * ibn Khaldun, (1332–1406)
 * Piers Langtoft, (died c. 1307)
 * Abdullah Wassaf, 13th century, Persian historian
 * Jean Froissart, (c. 1337–c. 1405), chronicler
 * Dietrich of Nieheim, (c. 1345–1418), ecclesiastic history
 * John of Fordun, scottish chronicler (d. 1384 )
 * Alphonsus A Sancta Maria, (1396–1456)
 * Johannes Longinus, Polish historian and chronicler
 * Philippe de Commines, French historian
 * Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi, d. 1454, Persian historian
 * John Capgrave, (1393–1464)
 * Christine de Pizan, (c. 1365–c. 1430), historian, poet, philosopher
 * Robert Fabyan, (died 1513)
 * Albert Krantz, (1450–1517)
 * Polydore Vergil, (c. 1470–1555), Tudor history
 * Sigismund von Herberstein, (1486–1566), Muscovite affairs
 * João de Barros, (1496–1570)
 * Josias Simmler, (1530–1576)
 * Paolo Paruta, (1540–1598), Venetian historian
 * Raphael Holinshed, (died c. 1580)
 * Hector Boece, Scottish philosopher and historian. Wrote "Historia Gentis Scotorum" (1465-1536)
 * Caesar Baronius, (1538–1607)
 * Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni, (1540–1615), Indo-Persian historian
 * John Hayward, (1564–1627)