Answer: historians

AnswerCrossword Clue
HISTORIANSHerodotus and Thucydides, for two
HISTORIANSToynbee, Beard, Motley, et al.
HISTORIANSChroniclers.
HISTORIANSCommager and Durant
HISTORIANSPast masters
historiansHISTORIAN, a student of history
historiansAn expert in or student of history, esp. that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon