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. X. That the Emperour Valentinianus begat a son, who bore his Fathers name [to wit, Valenti∣nianus;] he having begat [his son] Gratia∣nus before his being created Emperour.
NOt long after this War, a 1.1 during the same Consulate, a son was born to Valentinianus the Emperour in the Western parts, who had his Fathers name given him. For he had begotten Gratianus long before his [undertaking the Go∣vernment of the] Empire.
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a 1.1
Socrates is grievously mistaken here. For Valentini∣anus the Younger, who was born in the Consulate of Gratianus and Dagalaïphus, was not Valen∣tinianus's, but Valens Augustus's Son. Idatius does expresly affirm this in his Fasti, in these words: Gratiano Nob. & Dagalaïso Consulibus, &c. In the Consulate of the most noble Gratianus, and Dagalaïsus, Valenti∣nianus the Younger, Son to Valens Augustus, was born, on the fifteenth of the Calends of February. I know indeed, that in Jacobus Sirmon∣dus's Edition of these Fasti, the common reading is, Filius Augusti Valentiniani, the Son of Valentinianus Augustus. But, in that most antient Manuscript belonging to the Colledge of Clermont, from which Sirmondus published these Fasti, I found it in express words written thus, Filius Augusti Valentis, the Son of Valens Augustus. Besides the testimony of these Fasti, it may be made evident by many other argu∣ments, that this Valentinianus the Younger, (who was born in the Consulate of Gratianus and Dagalaïphus, in the year of Our Lord, 366,) was the Son of Valens Augustus. For, this is the very same Valentinianus, as 'tis on all hands agreed, who was afterwards Con∣sul with Victor, in the year of Christ 369; and to whom Themi∣stius spake his Consular-Oration, which is at this day extant under this title: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Now, in this Oration, Themistius frequently calls Valens the Father of this Valentinian, and stiles Gratianus〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, his Cousin German by the Fa∣thers side. See pag. 253. in that Oration. Besides. Themistius does affirm (pag. 254,) that the slaughter and overthrow of the Tyrant Procopius was foresignified by God, by the birth of this Valentinian. 'Tis certain, Valentinianus Junior was born when Gratianus and Dagalaïphus were Consuls, on the 15th of the Calends of February; as 'tis recorded in Idatius's Fasti, and in the Alexandrian Chronicle. In which year the Tyrant Pracopius was vanquished by Valens, on the sixth of the Calends of June, as 'tis affirmed in the same Fasti. But, if Valentinianus Junior had been Son to Valentinianus Senior, his birth had signified nothing to Valens. Further, if this Valentinianus had in reality been Son to Valentinianus Senior, why did he make his resi∣dence in the East? How could he have been sent so long a journey from his Father, being as yet but an Infant? For he accompanied Valens in the Gothick Expedition, as Themistius attests not far from the beginning of this Oration. Lastly, 'tis evident from Themistius's Quinquennalian Oration [i. e. His Oration upon Valens's having ar∣rived at the fifth year of his Empire,] near the close thereof, that Valens had an only Son then when he celebrated his Quinquennalia, that is, in the year of our Lord 368. In regard therefore, the most noble Valentinianus was made Consul in the East on the year fol∣lowing, he can be no other person than Valens's Son. And Themistius, in the close of his Quinquennalian Oration (after he had spoken concerning Valens's only Son,) adds these words: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, whom I would make an Alexander, and Philosophy shall again boast of such an Issue. And in his Ex••ortatory Oration, which he spake the year after to Valentinianus Junior, he makes an address to the Child almost in the same words: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉come [Royal] Babe, sit upon my knees! And a little after: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Plato and Aristotle shall together with my self instruct Thee, by whom the Great Alexander was ••u••ored. From whence 'tis apparent, that it is one and the same person concerning whom Themistius speaks in both places; and therefore that Valenti∣nianus Junior, whom Themistius speaks to in his Ex••ortatory Oration, was the same only Son of Valens. But, this Valentinianus Junior was, by another name, called Galates. For Socrates and Sozomen give him this name. Sozomen (book 6. chap. 16.) does expresly affirm, that Valens had one only Son by [Dominica] his Wife, whose name was Galates. Since therefore, 'tis manifest from what I have just now said, that the most noble Valentinianus was Valens's Son, Valentinianus and Galates must necessarily be one and the same person. I should think▪ that the Child might have the surname of Galates given him, because he was born in Galatia, at such time as Valens was at War with Procopius. Moreover, Socrates's mistake (in which errour he is followed by Sozomen, book 6. chap. 10.) did, in my judgment, proceed from hence; viz. because he confounded the two Junior Valentinians, (one whereof was Son to Valens, the other to Valen∣tinianus Senior,) and made but one person of two. For he thought, that the most noble Valentinianus (who was Consul with Victor) was the same person with that Valentinianus Junior, who, after the death of his Father Valentinianus Senior, Governed the Empire with Gra∣tianus. But we have long since refuted this errour, in our notes on book 30. of Amm. Marcellinus, pag. 413. Vales. Valesius, at the now quoted pag. of his notes on Amm. Marcellinus, does indeed evident∣ly prove that there were two Junior Valentinians; but (contrary to what he affirms here,) he asserts they were both Sons to Valentinianus Senior, whom he there stiles Magnus. See his note.