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.

CHAP. XXXIV. Concerning Gallus Caesar.

GAllus having done this, was unable [with moderation] to bear his prosperous success: but immediately attempted to raise innovations against him by whom he had been created Caesar, and he himself was also resolved to play the Tyrant. ••ut, whereas his design was soon dis∣covered by Constantius: (For Gallus had upon his own authority ordered Domitianus, at that time Praefect of the Praetorium in the East, and Magnus the Quaestor, to be slain, because they had a 1.1 acquainted the Em∣perour with his design.) Constantius highly incen∣sed thereat, sent for Gallus to him. He, being in a very great fear, went unwilling∣ly. When he arrived in the Western parts, and was come as far as the Island Flanona, Constantius ordered he should be slain. Not long after, he created Julianus, Gallus's Brother, Caesar, and sent him against the Barbari∣ans in Gallia. Moreover, Gal∣lus (called also Constantius) was slain in the seventh Consulate of the Emperour Constantius, when he himself was Consul the third time. On the year following, in the Consulate of Arbetion and Lollianus, Julianus was created Caesar, on the sixth of the month November. Concerning Julianus we shall make a further mention in our following book. But Constan∣tius having got rid of his present mischiefs and disquietudes, bent his mind again to an Ec∣clesiastick War. For going from Sirmium to the Imperial City Rome, he again summoned a Synod of Bishops, and ordered some of the Ea∣stern Bishops to hasten into b 1.2 Italy; and at the same time commanded the Western Bishops to meet there also. But in the interim that they were making preparation to go into Italy, this accident hapned: c 1.3 Julius Bishop of Rome died, having Presided over the Church there fifteen years: Liberius succeeded him in his Bishop∣rick.

Notes

• a 1.1

  I corrected this place by the assistance of the Allat. M. S. of Sozomen, and Cedrenus. In the Allat. M. S. the reading is [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. He slew them because they had acquainted the Emperour with his de••ign.] Sozomen's words (book 4. chap. 7.) are almost the same. But Epiphanius, our M. SS. Copies, and the Alexan∣drian Chronicle retain the Vul∣gar reading, to wit, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, He (that is, Gallus) having not acquainted the Empe∣rour with his design of slaying Do∣mitianus, &c. Vales.
• b 1.2

  Instead of [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in∣to Gallia] the reading in the Allat. M. S. is truer; which is [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 into Italy:] which reading we have followed in our Version. Vals.
• c 1.3

  Julius Bishop of Rome died on the twelfth of April, when Constantius Augustus was Consul the fifth time, and Constantius Caesar the first time; which was the year of Christ 352: after he had sat Bishop fifteen years, one month, and eleven days; as it is recorded in the Antient book concerning the Roman Bishops, which is publi∣shed together with Victorius Aquitanus's Cycle. Vales.