E. Cushing Richardson identified this Eutropius with bishop Eutropius from Africa, known from Augustine's De perfectione iustitiae hominis and Orosius' "Histories Against the pagans". However, Pierre Courcelle, among others, identifies him as a presbyter from Aquitaine living in the second half of the 4th century. There are several other works that are now believed to be of his authorship; for details consult the bibliography.