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Ancient historians
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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)