Authors of Antiquity: An Alternative History is sketched for the Students of Life
AUTHORS of ANTIQUITY						LEGEND:
Implications of a Eusebian fiction postulate:					P	Neo-pythagorean and/or neo-platonic philosophers, historians, authors
					C	Christian writer, author, apologist (via the Eusebian theory of history)
Was christianity a Constantinian invention?					CB	Christian Bishop (via the Eusebian theory of history)
An alternative theory					H/W	Historian, philosopher, writer (considered "neutral")
of the history of antiquity					RE	Roman Emperor (elevated to the purple)
PRF Brown
Author	CAT	Birth	Death	ST	DR	Comments
From the centuries BCE						BCE PRE-NICAEAN Authors
Pythagoras	?	-582	-507			Greek philosopher and mathematician
Socrates	W	-470	-399			Greek philosopher
Plato	W	-427	-347			Greek philosopher and writer (Student of Socrates)
Aristotle	W	-384	-322			Greek philosopher and writer (student of Plato)
Marcus Terentius Varro	W	-116	-27			Roman scholar and writer
Lucius Cornelius Alexander Polyhistor	W	-100	??			Greek scholar of Rome (fl. 70 BCE)
Marcus Tullius Cicero	W	-106	-43			Roman orator, statesman, political theorist, and philosopher
Nigidius Figulus	W	-98	-45			Learned man of Rome, neo-pythagorean
First Century						PRE-NICAEAN Authors
Seneca (the Elder)	W	-54	39			Roman rhetorician and writer
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)	W	-43	17			Roman poet
King Juba II (of Lybia)	W	-52	23			Author (in Greek) on history, natural history, geography, etc
Thrasyllus of Mendes	W	??	36			Egyptian author, astrologer, astronomer and mathematician
Philo-Judaeus	P	-15	50			Alexandrean Greek speaking Jewish writer-philosopher
Seneca (the Younger)	W	-4	65			Roman philosopher, statesman, dramatist (Fraudulent correspondence with Paul)
Moderatus of Gades (Cadiz, Spain)	P	?	?			Greek neopythagorean philosopher and writer (first century)
Apollonius of Tyana	P	-4	90?			Neo-Pythagorean, aka Balinas, aka Balinus
Jesus of Nazareth	C	0	33			Letter (and response) written to Abgarus
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter & Judas	CB					The Apostles - purported authors of respective gospels
Jude	CB
Pontius Pilate	RG	?	?			Roman governer (Letter of Pilate fraudulent)
Barnabas	CB	0?		ST		epistle
Pliny the Elder	PW	23	79			Roman philosopher and writer
Marcus Cocceius Nerva	RE	30	98			Emperor 90-98 (1st "Good")
Musonius Rufus	P	30	100			Roman philosopher, correspondence with Apollonius
Clement of Rome	CB	30?	96	ST		First Pope??, Epistles
Flavius Josephus	H	37	100			Jewish Historian (Antiquities)
Plutarch, Mestrius	H	45	120?			Greek historian, biographer, writer, magistrate (roman empire)
Ignatius of Antioch	CB	050?	100?	ST		aka Theophorus
Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus)	RE	53	117			Emperor 98-117 (2nd "Good")
Cornelius Tacitus	H	53	120?			Roman historian (Reports Nero persecuted christians)
Thallus	H	60??	180?			Chronologer (since Fall of Troy) - referenced
Polycarp	CB	069?	155	ST
Pliny the Younger	PW	63	113			Roman philosopher and writer (Letter about christians)
Nicomachus of Gerasa (Jerash, Jordan)	P	60?	140?			Neopythagorean and mathematician, flourished c.110CE
Seutonius	H	70	131			Roman historian (mentions "chrestus")
Papias	CB	070?		ST		Bishop of Hierapolis, companian Polycarp
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Traianus)	RE	76	138			Emperor 117-138 (3rd "Good")
Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius etc	RE	86	161			Emperor 138-161 (4th "Good")
Quadratus	C	88?	130??			First Apologist (via Eusebius)
Simon Magus	CH	??	??			Magician, heretic, AKA Simon the Sorcerer, Simon of Gitta,
Phlegon	H	99	199			Greek writer, historian of Olympiads
Aristo of Pela	C	90??	??			History of Siega of Jews (via Eusebius)
Agrippa Castor	C	90??	??			Wrote against Basilides Gnosticism (via Eusebius)
Longinus (not known, 1st-3rd CE?)	W	1st	??			Greek teacher of rhetoric - author of "On the Subliime"
Second Century						PRE-NICAEAN Authors
Numenius of Apamea	?	160?				Neopythagorean philosopher, writer
Aelianus Tacticus	W	2nd	2nd			Greek military writer, living in Rome
Justin Martyr	C	100?	165	ST		Apologist
Aquila of Sinope (of Pontus)	C	100?	?			Kinsman of Hadrian, OT translation to Greek
Hermas	?	100?				"The Shepherd"
Valentinius	CG	100	153			gnostic christian -via Tertullian (Lalentinians)
Aristides the Philosopher	C	100?				Great Apologist
Hegesippus	C	110	180			chronicler, counterer of heresies
Marcion of Sinope	CH	110?	160			Marcionism founder
Melito of Sardis	CB	117??	180			Bishop, christian writer (via Eusebius)
Basilides	CH	117	138			Basilidean followers Gnostic; Ref Iraneus
Theophilus	CB	120?				Bishop of Antioch
Tatian	C	120?	185			Apologist, wrote the Diatesseron
Irenaeus of Lyons	CB	120?	200?	ST
Lucian of Samosata	WC	120	185?			Greek rhetorician satirist writer (references "christians")
Alciphron	W	2nd	2nd			Writer, Greek rhetorician, collection of "Fictitious Letters" in Attic dialect
Marcus Aurelius (Antoninus)	RE	121	180			Emperor 160-180,  (5th "Good"), Decree? (Forged?)
Aulus Gellius	W	125	180			Latin author, grammarian ("Attic Nights")
Polycrates of Ephesus	CB	130	196			Letter to Victor (via Eusebius)
Dionysius (of Alexandria) the Great	CB	130?	190?			The Great (Eusebius)
Dionysius of Corinth	CB	130??	??			Letters (7) via Eusebius (wrtitten circa 168-176)
Pinytus of Crete	CB	??	180			Bishop of Gnosos, Letters to Dionysius (via E)
Saint Apollonius	C	135??	186			Beheaded by Commodus (after Marcus Aurelius)
Mathetes	C	150?				Earliest apologetic (defence)
Rhodo	C	140?	??			Several Books; wrote against Marcion (via E)
Serapion of Antioch	CB	150??	??			Letters quoted by Eusebius
Athenagoras	C	150?				quoted by Methodius
Bardesanes	C	154	222			fragments (contra Marcion)
Clement of Alexandria	C	155?	215
Julius Africanus	C	160?	240?			Father of Christian Chronology
Tertullian	C	160	230			QUINTUS SEPTIMIUS FLORENS TERTULLIANUS
Minucius Felix	C	160				Latin Apologist (similar to Tertullion)
Dio Cassius	H	165	230			Roman historian
Hippolytus	C	170?	236	ST		fragments.
Flavius Philostratus	W	175	245			Sophist (The Life of Apollonius of Tyana)
Claudius Aelianus	W	175	235			Roman author and greek-speaking teacher of rhetoric ("Various History")
Caius	C	180?				against montanist?
Apollonius ??	C	2nd				Against the "Montanists" (via Eusebius)
Alexander (of Cappadocia,Jerusalem)	CB	2nd	250			Letters (116 year old bishop Jerusalem Narcissus)
Origen	C	185	254			6000 scrolls; Hexapla (OT: tabulated translations); studied by Eusebius and Pamphilus
Apollinaris Claudius	C	2nd	2nd			Apologist aka "of Hierapolis" - fragments (1st 'catholic')
Diognetus	C	2nd				Unknown Recipient of "Epistle of Mathetes to Diognesus
Ammonius Saccas	P	2nd	245			Neoplatonist philosopher: Plotinus, Longinus,Origen,Herennius(pupils); claimed christian
Third Century						PRE-NICAEAN Authors
Cornelius (of Rome)	CB	200??	252			Letters (1. to Fabius;)
Athenaeus of Naucratis	W	2nd	??			Greek author (fl.200) writer of "The Deipnosophists"
Novatian	C	200?				Novatist schismatic, Roman anti-pope
Julian the Theurgist	W	3rd	??			Writer of "The Chaldean Oracles"
Diogenes Laertius	W	3rd	??			Writer & biographer of the Greek philosophers
Valerian (Publius Licinius Valerianus)	RE	200	260			Emperor 253-260
Decius Trajan (Emperor 249-251)	RE	201	251			Purported persecutions; libelli, history fragmentary
Plotinus	P	205?	270			Neoplatonist - father of (via Porphyry)
Alexander Severus	RE	208	235			Emperor 222-235
Dionysius of Rome	CB	210?	268	ST
Mani the Prophet	M-	210	276			Founder of Manichaeism (Persion Gnostic)  Codex Manichaicus Coloniensis
Cyprian of Carthage	CB	210?		ST
Gregory Thaumaturgus	CB	212	275	ST		Read Origen
Cassius Dionysius Longinus	P	213	273			Greek rhetorician philosopher, rival of Plotinus
Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus	RE	218	268			(co) Emperor 253-268; Decree ?(via E)
Malchion	C	220?				Against Paul of Samosata
Commodianus	C	230?
Porphyry	P	234	305			Violently Anti-christian Neoplatonist philosopher
Diocletian	RE	236	316			Emperor 284-305, Abdicated to become a farmer
Victorinus	C	240?	303	ST		ecclesiastical writer
Iamblichus of Chalcis	P	245	325			Neoplatonist
Hermias	C	250?				Obscure apologist "Derision of Gentle Philosophers"
Peter of Alexandria	CB	250?	311	ST		Bishop of Alexandria
Pamphilus	C	250?	309	ST		Origen expert, Hexapla
Methodius	C	250	311			via Jerome (non Eusebius)
Victorinus of Petau	CB	250?	303			Bishop Martry - Latin C writer
Malchion (of Antioch)	C	2nd?				Writings (against Paul of Samosata) via Eusebius
Anatolius of Laodicea in Syria	CB	?	?			Writings via Eusebius
Phileas of Thmuis	CB	250?	307			Acts, writings via Eusebius
Galerius	RE	250	311			RE (305-311); Galerius Maximianus; Edict via Eusebius
Sabinus	C	2nd?				Letter to Governors (via E)
Arnobius	C	260?
Alexander of Alexandria	CB	260?	326	ST
Eusebius Pamphili of Caesarea	CB	265	340			Historian
Constantine I (Emperor 306-337)	RE	272	337			Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus
Hierocles	PW	?	?			Governor of Bythnia (302) - "A Friend of the Truth"
Aphrahat/Aphraates	C	280	367			the Persian sage
Lactantius	C	280?	340?			Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
Athanasius	C	296	373	ST	DR	Father of Orthodoxy
Alexander of Lycopolis	C	300?
Author Unknown	C	3rd				Pistis Sophia (Gnostic text) - dated 250-300
Miltiades (Pope 311-314)	C	3rd	314			Unknown background - 313: condemned Donatus Magnus
Maximin of Trier	CB	3rd?	352
Donatus Magnus	CB	3rd?	355			Bishop Carthage - Donatist Schism (Heretic)
Fourth Century						POST-NICAEAN Authors
Hilary of Poitiers	CB	300	368	ST	DR	Bishop
Ephraim the Syrian	CB	306	373	ST	DR
Cyril of Jerusalem	CB	315	386	ST	DR
Constantius II (Emperor 337-361)	RE	317	361			Flavius Julius Constantius (2nd son Constantine & Fausta)
Gregory of Nyssa	CB	320	385	ST		Cappadocian Fathers
Gregory Nazianzen	CB	325	389	ST	DR
Eunomius of Cyzicus	C	326??	393			Anomoean Arian: writings edicted for destruction
Basil the Great	CB	329	379	ST	DR
Apollinaris (the Younger)	C	330?	390			Bishop of Laodicea
Ammianus Marcellinus	H	330?	392?			Historian, greek, army career (Res Gestae)
Julian (Emperor 360-363)	RE	331	363			Flavius Claudius Julianus (related to Constantine)
Ambrose	CB	340	397	ST	DR
Jerome	CB	340	420	ST	DR
Rufinus	C	340	410			Historian, (of Aquiliea)
Theodosius I (Emperor 379-395)	RE	346	395			Flavius Theodosius (b.Cauca in Spain; catholic; anti-pagan)
Eunapius	PH	347	40?			Greek sophist,historian (CE 270-404, incorporated by Zosimus?)
Plutarch (the Younger)	P	350	433			Neoplatonic philosopher (Athens school: Proclus, Simplicius, Damascius)
John Chrysostom	CB	347	407	ST	DR
Augustine of Hippo	CB	354		ST	DR
John Cassian	C	360	435
Sulpitius Severus	C	363	420			ecclesiastical writer
Philostorgius	C	368	439			Historian (Fragment via Photius)
Hypatia of Alexandria	P	370	415			Neoplatonic philosopher, mathematician, teacher
Synesius (made Bishop of Ptolemais)	P	373	414			Statesman,Neoplatonist (disciple Hypatia) then made Bishop (409-414), of high character
Sozomen	C	375	447			Historian
Socrates Scholasticus	C	379	450			Historian
Philip of Side	CH	380	431			Ecclesiastical Historian (against Julian) aka Philip Sidetes
Vincent of Lérins	C	390	450	ST		ecclesiastical writer
Theodoret	CB	393	457			Historian, Bishop of Cyprus
Leo the Great, Pope	CB	395	461	ST	DR
Fifth Century & Beyond						POST-NICAEAN Authors
Moses of Chorene		400	490			Armenian historian
Proclus, Lycaeus	P	412	487			Greek neoplatonist philosopher (admired by Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Gennadius of Marseilles	C	440
Zosimus	H	450?	518?			Historian (Pagan)
Mar Jacob		452	521
Joannes Stobaeus	H	450?	?			Compiler: greek (nonchristian) authors (poets,historians,orators,philosophers, physicians
Damascius	P	480	5??			Neoplatonist: Alexandria - pupil Theon; Athens - headed Plato school at closure (CE 529)
Simplicius	P	490	560			Neoplatonist: Alexandria - pupil Ammonius Hermiae (pupil Proclus); Athens (Damascius)
Venantius	C	530	600			Latin Poet
Gregory the Great, Pope	CB	540	604	ST	DR	Pope
Muhammad the Prophet	M	570	632			Founder of Islam
John of Damascus	CB	676	776	ST	DR
Khalid (son of Umayyad Caliph Yazid II	M	660?	720
Jabir ibn Hayyan	M	722	815			Alchemist, quoting Balinus
Photius	CB	820	891			Patriarch Constantinople
Last Revised: 17 Apr 2006
"It is, I think, expedient to set forth to all mankind
the reasons by which I was convinced
that the fabrication of the Galilaeans
is a fiction of men composed by wickedness.
Though it has in it nothing divine,
by making full use of that part of the soul
which loves fable and is childish and foolish,
it has induced men to believe
that the monstrous tale is truth."
--- Emperor (360-363 CE) Flavius Claudius Julianus (the Apostate)
"Against the Galileans" remains of the 3 books,
excerpted from Cyril of Alexandria, Contra Julianum (1923)"