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. IX. That the Emperour Valens Persecuted the No∣vatians also, who (in like manner as did the Catholicks) embraced the Homoöusian Faith.

BUt the Emperour desisted not from Perse∣cuting those that embraced the Homoöusian opinion: but drove them from Constantinople; and together with them the Novatians also, in regard they owned the same sentiments with them: whose Churches he ordered to be shut up. And gave order, that their Bishop also, by name Agelius, should be punished with Banish∣ment. He was a person, that had presided over their Churches from the times of Constantine, and had led an Apostolick life. For he always went bare foot, and made use of but one coat, obser∣ving the command of the Gospel. But the Em∣perours rage against the Novatians was stopt by a pious and also an Eloquent person, by name Marcianus. He had before born a Military employ in the Imperial Pallace, but was at that time a Presbyter of the Novatian Church, and taught Anastasia and Carosa, Valens's daughters, the Grammar; a 1.1 by whose names the publick Baths which Valens erected at Constantinople, yet standing, [were called.] Out of veneration therefore to this person, the Novatian Churches, which for some small time had been shut up, were opened again. But the Novatians were not per∣fectly free from disturbances caused by the Arians. For they were hated by the Arians, because the Novatians loved and had an extraordinary kind∣ness for the Homoöusians, with whom they a∣greed in opinion. This was the posture of af∣fairs at that time. Further, you are to know, that the war against the Tyrant Procopius was finished in the Consulate of Gratianus and Daga∣laïfus, about the latter end of May.

Notes

• a 1.1

  'Tis false, what So∣crates here says, that the Anasta∣sian Baths at Constan∣tinople had their name from Ana∣stasia Va∣lens's daughter, and were erected by Valens. They were built by Constantine The Great, and from his Sisters name were called the Anastasian Baths. Amm. Marcellinus tells us thus much, (book 26. pag. 320, Edit. Paris 1636.) Where he describes Procopius's Tyrannick design: his words are these; Idem Procopius diductus in cogitationes varias, Ana∣siasianas Balneas Petit, a Sorore Constantini Cognominatas, the same Procopius, divided into various thoughts, went to the Anastasian Baths, which had their name from Constantines Sister. At which place in Amm. Marcellinus I have long since remark't in my notes thereon, that Anastasia, Constantines Sister, was married to Bassianus Caesar. After my publishing of those my notes on Amm. Marcellinus, there was a noble and Learned person in England, who found fault with this Annota∣tion of mine, and has stifly denyed, that Bassianus was ever created Caesur. Upon what account therefore I was induced to affirm this, I will in short here declare. When the Emperour Constantine (after his conquest of Maxentius) had given his Sister Constantia in marriage to Licinius; quickly after that he returned into the Gallia's, and sent his Brother Constantius to Licinius, entreating him that Bassianus might be created Caesar; to which Bassianus, Anastasia, Constantines other Sister, was married. Sed Licinio talia frustrante, &c. that is, But when Licinius disappointed him as to those things, Bassianus (by the instigation of Senecio his Brother, who was his bosom-friend) takes up Arms against Constantine. Who being apprehended in the very attempt, was by Constantines order convicted and put to death. When Sinicius the Authour of this treachery, was demanded in order to his being punished; Licinius denying that, the agreement betwixt them was bro∣ken. This passage occurs in the excerptione de Vita Constantini, which I heretofore published at the end of Amm. Marcellinus. From which words I draw these conclusions: (1) That Constantine treated with Licinius, in order to Bassianus's being created Caesar. (2) That Bas∣sianus being sollicited by Licinius, did not only conspire against Con∣stantine, but made War also against him. Bassianus therefore must of necessity [be allowed] to have played the Tyrant, and there∣fore, to have by force assumed the Title of Caesar, which Constantine had thoughts of giving him, had Licinius consented. Being moved by these reasons, I have termed Bassianus, Caesar, whom notwithstanding I do acknowledge to have been a Tyrant, and do grant that he never was duely and Lawfully made Caesar. Moreover, in regard the Ana∣stasian Baths were at Constantinople before Procopius's insurrection, (as we have shown from Amm. Marcellinus, it may be evidently concluded from thence, that they were not built by Valens, in re∣gard at that time he was but newly made Emperour. Further, the reading here in Socrates should be thus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 the publick Baths.] Vales.