The auncient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, wrytten in the Greeke tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Euagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Cæsarea in Palæstina vvrote 10 bookes. Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople vvrote 7 bookes. Euagrius Scholasticus of Antioch vvrote 6 bookes. VVhereunto is annexed Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the liues of the prophetes, apostles and 70 disciples. All which authors are faithfully translated out of the Greeke tongue by Meredith Hanmer, Maister of Arte and student in diuinitie. Last of all herein is contayned a profitable chronographie collected by the sayd translator, the title whereof is to be seene in the ende of this volume, with a copious index of the principall matters throughout all the histories

CAP. XXXV.

The foyle and ouerthrowe of the Isaurian tyrants.

PEraduenture we shall not otherwise chuse but performe that whiche we promised before, if we annexe vnto the aforesayde historye, other famous actes that were done in the dayes* 1.1 of Anastasius. Longinus the brother of Zeno after his comminge as I sayde before into his natiue soyle, made preparation to proclayme open warres agaynst the Emperour: Gathered greate power from euerye place together wyth the Isaurians, and he him selfe beinge an Isau∣rian,* 1.2 marched forwardes to battayle. There came to ayde him the Byshope of Apamia in Syria. Shortlye after the battayle was ended, partlye because the Isaurians whiche fought wyth Lon∣ginus were foyled euerye one, and partlye also because the heades of Longinus and Theodorus were sent of Iohn the Scythian to Constantinople, and there by the commaundement of the Em∣perour stickt vp on polles beyonde the water, ouer against Constantinople, in a place called Sycae. It was a goodly sight vnto the citizens of Constantinople, for Zeno and the Isaurian{us} had grieuouslye vexed them diuers tymes before. A seconde Longinus syrnamed Selinuncius one of the* 1.3 chiefe rebelles, and Indus were sent aliue by Iohn syrnamed Cyrtus, vnto Anastasius the Empe∣rour, whiche made both the Emperour and the citizens of Constantinople marueilous glad, for Longinus and Indus were tyed with iron chaines about their neckes, and wrists of their handes, led throughout the streetes, & about their stage and theater as the guyse is in triumphes. Immediatly vpon that, the Isaurian tribute which mounted to fiue thousand pound, and was yearely paide vnto the Barbarians thenceforth was brought into the Emperours treasurie.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Longinus.
• * 1.2

  The b. of A∣pamia a re∣bell.
• * 1.3

  Longinus. ••▪ Indus.