The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.
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The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes.
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Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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"The history of the church from our Lords incarnation, to the twelth year of the Emperour Maricius Tiberius, or the Year of Christ 594 / as it was written in Greek, by Eusebius Pamphilius ..., Socrates Scholasticus, and Evagrius Scholasticus ... ; made English from that edition of these historians, which Valesius published at Paris in the years 1659, 1668, and 1673 ; also, The life of Constantine in four books, written by Eusibius Pamphilus, with Constantine's Oration to the convention of the saints, and Eusebius's Speech in praise of Constantine, spoken at his tricennalia ; Valesius's annotations on these authors, are done into English, and set at their proper places in the margin, as likewise a translation of his account of their lives and writings ; with two index's, the one, of the principal matters that occur in the text, the other, of those contained in the notes." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A38749.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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CHAP. XI. Concerning what was done in Phrygia.
FOr at that time some armed Souldiers invested a whole City of Christians, that was very populous, in a 1.1Phrygia, and, having set it on fire, burnt the men (together with the women and children) whilst they called upon Christ the su∣pream God. The reason hereof was this, the whole body of inhabitants of that City, the b 1.2Curator, the c 1.3Duumvir, together with all the rest who were of the Magistracy, and all the common peo∣ple, professing themselves to be Christians, would in no wise obey those that commanded them to sacrifice to Idols. Another person also, by name d 1.4Adauctus, (a man descended from a noble fa∣mily in Italy, that had obtained a Roman dignity, a person that had passed through all degrees of honour in the Palace of the Emperours, in so much that he had faithfully discharged the Office of e 1.5Receiver General, which amongst them is called Thef 1.6Master of the private Revenue, and that of Rationalist; besides all this, he was famous for his virtuous performances in Religion, and for his confessions of the Christ of God,) was adorned with the crown of Martyrdom, having undergone the conflict upon account of Religion, whilst he bore the Office of Rationalist.
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a 1.1
Lactan∣tius tells the same story, in his book 5. Institut. Divi••ar. chap. 11. where he treats con∣cerning the injustice of the Judges, or Rulers of Pro∣vinces, who puni∣shed the Christians: alii (says he) ad oc∣cidendum pr••cipi••es extiterunt, sicut unus in Phrygia, qui univer∣sum popu∣lum cum ip∣so pariter conventiculo concremavit; i. e. others were very hasty to mur∣ther [the Christians] as was one in Phrygia, who burnt all the inhabitants, together with the place they dwelt in, at one and the same time. Vales.
The Curator of the City was he, who lookt after the Treasure, and what ever else in generall belonged to the revenue of the City; this is manifest from the Pandects of the Law; he is also called Logista (from the Greek word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which is the term here in the origi∣nal,) in Lege 3. Cod. de modo mulctandi. Hence [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] was used to signifie the performance of the Curators Office, or place. See Valesius's notes on Ammian. Marcellinus, pag. 36.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, is the term in the original; which the Latines called Magistratus, or Duumvir; 'tis taken in this sense throughout the whole title Cod. Theod. de Decurlonibus: & in Optatus, Lib. 1. &c. in which places (and in many others) Magistratus and Duumvir are promiscuously used. The chief Magistrate amongst the Corinthians, Rhodians, Tarsenses, Ephesians, and Philippians, was called〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; and also amongst the Athenians the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 got the Precedency and chief place, the name of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 being suppressed: See Cicero in Book 5. Epist. 11. ad Atticum. Lastly in all Grecian Cities it was at length customary to call the chief Magistrates Strategi; as 'tis mani∣fest from the old Coyns and marbles. See Valesius's his notes on Amm. Marcellinus, B. 31. pag. 423, 424.
In the Maz. Med. Fuk. and Savill. M. SS. this person's name is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉▪ Adauctus▪ so Rufinus and Cedrenus wrote his name also. This person is mentioned in the Greek Menaeum, on the third of Octo∣ber. There was at the same time another Adauctus, who suffered Martyrdom at Rome, and is mentioned at the seventh of February Vales.
He means the Procuratour, or Steward of the Revenue. Rufinus renders this place thus; rationes summarum partium administrans; which is truly translated. Vales.
Concerning these Magistrirei privatae, see Leg. 2 and 4, Cod. Theod. De jure fisci. These Officers are usually joyned with the Ratio••alists in the Cod. Theod. See Valesius's notes on Ammian. Marcellin. Book. 15. pag. 78.