Stepanos Asoghik

13th-century manuscript of Stepanos Taronetsi's Universal History

Stepanos Asoghik (Old Armenian: Ստեփանոս Ասողիկ, romanized: Step῾anos Asołik), also known as Stepanos Taronetsi (Old Armenian: Ստեփանոս Տարօնեցի, romanized: Step῾anos Tarōnec῾i, lit.'Stephen of Taron'), was an Armenian historian of the 10th-11th centuries.

The dates of his birth and death are unknown. His name indicates that he came from the region of Taron and earned the nickname Asoghik, meaning either 'little speaker' or 'singer'. He wrote a Universal History (Patmutiun Tiezerekan) in three books, which he completed in 1004 or early 1005. The first two books summarise the history of the world—with particular reference to Armenia—using the Bible, Eusebius of Caesarea, Movses Khorenatsi and others as sources. The third, most voluminous book deals with the history of the century leading up to Asoghik's own time.