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

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Title: 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
Author: Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: By Thomas Vautroullier dwelling in the Blackefriers by Ludgate,; 1577.
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Subject terms: Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Early works to 1800.
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CAP. III.

Of Iohn and Philippicus Romaine captaynes, and their doinges.

IOhn a Thracian borne, was sent by Mauricius to guyde the Easterne armie, who preuailinge but ill fauoredly in some battails, in some others againe patching that which was a discredit vn∣to him before, did as trueth is, nothing that deserued any great commendation. Next after him Philippicus, one that was allied vnto y^• emperour (for he had maried one of the sisters) made a voy∣age into foraine countreis, destroied all that lay before him, took great spoile, and slew many of the nobles and peeres of Nisibis, and of others on this side of the riuer Tigris. he fought hand to hand with the Persians, and geuing them a wonderfull sore battail, he ouerthrew many that were of the chiefest of Persia and tooke many aliue: a band also of speare men which fled into an hill, lying ve∣ry commodious for them, he took not, but let them go vntoutched, which promised him they would send to their king with all speede to perswade him to peace. Other noble acts did he while he led the Romaine power, he brought the soldiers from riot and pleasure, & acquainted them with tem∣perancie and diligent seruice, All which circumstances, we geue other men leaue (if them please) that either haue written, or are about to write, so farre to wade in them, as they haue learned by heresay, or conceaued by selfe opinion: who most commonly by reason of ignorance are deceaued and so halt, or through toe muche partialitie, or negligent, or by occasion of spite and hatred are so blinded that they can not vtter the trueth.