Original sentence: For the end of his period, 395 - 410, he is the most important surviving non-ecclesiastical source.The work, which is apparently unfinished, is believed to have been written between 450 - 502.Zosimus is also the name of a pope
Edited sentence: For the end of his period, 395-410, he is the most important surviving non-ecclesiastical source.For this he was later often criticised by Christian historians and scholars for his antipathy toward the Christians, their beliefs and weaknesses and their contribution to the fall of the Roman Empire.He wrote with a wisdom derived from the pre-Christian epoch.Mendelsohn - (1887).The work, which is apparently unfinished, must have been written between 450-502.Zosimus was known to hold beliefs and thoughts that were alternate in his day.Zosimus's work gives tremendous insight into the underlying natural wisdom and ways of thought of the so called "pagan" era that preceded Christianity.see Zosimus by L