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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

501–600

The Sixth Century

1 work

c. 550–558; unpublished in his lifetime

Greek

The Secret History

Anecdota

Procopius of Caesarea · c. 500 – c. 565

The same author on the same reign, written for a drawer: Justinian as a demon who walked the palace at night without a head, Theodora's career before the throne recounted in detail no other ancient text matches, and a body count in the millions.

Byzantine · HistoryRevelation2 KingsRead elsewhere