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| Histories | Oldest Manuscripts | Number Surviving |
|---|---|---|
| Livy 59 B.C.–A.D. 17 | 4th century A.D. | 27 |
| Tacitus A.D. 56–120 | 9th century A.D. | 3 |
| Suetonius A.D. 69–140 | 9th century A.D. | 200+ |
| Thucydides 460–400 B.C. | 1st century A.D. | 20 |
| Herodotus 484–425 B.C. | 1st century A.D. | 75 |
| New Testament | c. 100–150 A.D. | c. 5,700 (counting only Greek manuscripts) plus more than 10,000 in Latin, and more than a million quotations from the church fathers, etc. |