Eutychianus the Historian (Εὐτυχιανός) No reliable biographical information exists for a historian named Eutychianus. The name appears in other contexts, such as Pope Eutychianus (275–283 CE) [1] and a magister officiorum under Emperor Anastasius I in the early 6th century [2], but neither is identified as a historian.
No historical works are attributed to an author of this name in standard reference works [3, 4, 5].
The figure of "Eutychianus the Historian" lacks an established historical basis. The name likely results from confusion with other individuals or refers to a lost or misattributed author not recorded in major scholarly resources.
Sources 1. Encyclopædia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Eutychianus 2. De Imperatoribus Romanis: https://www.roman-emperors.org/anastasius.htm 3. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics: Search for "Eutychianus" yielded no relevant entry for a historian. 4. Perseus Digital Library: Search for "Eutychianus" in the Greco-Roman texts yielded no results for an author of this name. 5. Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (via Perseus): Contains an entry for "Eutychianus" but only as a praetorian prefect under Justinian I, not as a historian.
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- Britannica Entry (Encyclopædia Britannica) Accessed: 2026-01-26