John of Epiphania

John of Epiphania (Greek: Ιωάννης Επιφανεύς) was a late sixth century Byzantine historian.

He was a Christian and served as a legal counselor to the Patriarch of Antioch, Gregory (ca.

Khosrau was restored to the Persian throne by the Roman emperor Maurice.

Fragment 1) John wrote a history of the Byzantine-Persian wars; from the campaigns of Khosrau I against Justin II, to the flight of his grandson Khosrau II to the Byzantines.

As with many other Byzantine works, it is written in an archaic form of Greek, meant to imitate the classical style (e.g. Thucidydes).

John records Khosrau 's restoration to the Persian throne by Maurice . However, Khosrau would use Maurice's murder in 602 as an excuse to resume war with the Byzantines. Khosrau is seen here, finally defeated by Heraclius in the Battle of Nineveh .