The ‘church history’ of the sixth-century Antiochene historian and lawyer, Evagrios Scholastikos, gives an account of the Church and the fortunes of late Roman Empire during the fifth and sixth centuries that is particularly important for the doctrinal controversies of the time. The present volume in the Sources Chrétiennes series presents the first three (of six) books, which cover the disputes surrounding the First and Second Councils of Ephesus (431, 449) and the Council of Chalcedon (451), with its aftermath and up to the death of the emperor Anastasius (518). The Greek text reproduces – without its critical apparatus – the edition of Bidez and Parmentier (originally London 1898; repr. 1964), referenced in the margins, with a facing French translation that uses ‘as it basis [pour sa base]’ that of A. J. Festugière (Byzantium 45/2, 1975). A long footnote in the introduction gives only the briefest of indications of the relationship of the edition to these two works (p. 65 with n. 1). Fourteen instances are listed separately where the Greek text deviates from Bidez/Parmentier (on p. 67) but explanation for the textual choices is offered in only a few cases (187 n. 3; 205 n. 4; cf., in addition, 153/4 n. 2; 305/6 n. 11 for discussion of text retained from Bidez/Parmentier). In the absence of a critical apparatus, it must be hoped that the remaining volume(s) will provide such information consistently. For discussion of modifications to Festugière's translation I have only noticed one footnote (431 n. 4). Such reservations aside, the volume offers a useful general introduction to the author, his time, his use of sources, his relation to other historians and his historiographical approach and method. Based on an up-to-date bibliography very rich and helpful annotation – factual, historical, prosopographical and theological – is provided. This annotation, and making the Greek text conveniently accessible again, are the chief merits of the edition, to which indices of biblical passages, names and places, a synoptic table of emperors and bishops and maps also contribute. With the Greek text in hand, English readers may still want to make recourse to Michael Whitby's translation (2000).