Anonymus is the Latin word for anonymous, the correct English spelling. The Latin spelling, however, is traditionally used by scholars in the humanities to refer to an ancient writer whose name is not known, or to a manuscript of their work. Many such writers have left valuable historical or literary records through the ages, among them this very partial list. · Two separate writers both known as Anonymus Valesiani or Anonymus Valesii, authors of the two halves, separated by a century or more, of a manuscript on Late Antique Roman history, the Excerpta Valesiana · The Anonymus of Ravenna (Anonymus Ravennatis), author of the Ravenna Cosmography, a Late Antique geographical work · The Anonymus Einsiedlensis, the author of the Einsiedeln Itinerary · The Anonymus Gesta Hungarorum, the author of a medieval work on the history of Hungary · Gallus Anonymus - early 12th cent