John Bagnell Bury, commonly referred to as J. B. Bury, was a distinguished historian and philologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bury was born on October 16, 1861, in County Monaghan, Ireland, and he showcased an early aptitude for scholarship which led him to a successful academic career. He was known particularly for his work in the field of Roman and Byzantine history. Bury's sch...