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. XII. That the Emperour Theodosius having provided a numerous Army against Maximus, (at which time Flaccilla bore him his Son Honorius;) lest Arcadius at Constantinople▪ but went him∣self to Millain, where he came to an Engagement with the Tyrant.

BUt the Emperour Theodosius was extreamly full of care and sollicitude; and formed a very powerfull Army against the Tyrant; being afraid lest he should treacherously murder Va∣lentinianus Junior also. At the same time ar∣rived Embassadours from the Persians, requesting Peace of the Emperour. Moreover, then also a Son was born to the Emperour, named Honorius, of whom his Wife Flaccilla was delivered, in the Consulate of * 1.1 Richomeres and Clearchus, on the ninth of September. In the same Consulate died Agelius Bishop of the Novatians, a little before [Honorius's birth.] On the year following, whereon Arcadius Augustus bore his first Con∣sulate with Bauton, Timotheus Bishop of Alex∣andria ended his life, who was succeeded in that See by Theophilus. A year after this, Demophilus Bishop of the Arian Heresie, concluded his life. The Arians sent for one Marinus, a Bishop of their own Heresie, out of Thracia, whom they entrusted with the Bishoprick. But Marinus sate [Bishop] not long. For under him the Arian Sect was divided into two parties, as we shall de∣clare hereafter. Wherefore they sent for Doro∣theus out of Antioch in Syria, and constituted him their Bishop. In the interim, the Emperour proceeded to a War against Maximus, and left his Son Arcadius Augustus at Constantinople. Arriving at Thessalonica, he finds a 1.2 Valentinianus and those about him in great sadness and anxiety, because out of necessity they had admitted the Tyrant to be Emperour as it were. But Theo∣dosius, in outward appearance, gave no indica∣tion of his mind [in favour of either side.] For he neither b 1.3 rejected, nor admitted Maxi∣mius's Embassy. But he could not endure the sight of a Tyrannical Government over the Ro∣mans, covered with the specious pretence of an Imperial name. Having therefore Mustered his Military Forces, he marcht to c 1.4 Millain. For thither Maximus was already come.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, Ri∣chomelius.
• a 1.2

  The phrase is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 which Christo∣phorson renders ill, thus, Va∣lentinian's Souldiers. For Socra∣tes means Valentinian himself who was on this year (when Valentinian himself was the third time Consul, with Eutro∣pius,) conquered by Maximus, (as Sulpitius informs us, in his first book concerning the life of Martinus) and together with his mother Justina, his Praesects and Comites, fled to Thessalonica. Vales.
• b 1.3

  But Zosimus says, that Maximus's Embassy was received by Theo∣dosius; and that he acknowledged him to be Emperour, and admitted of his Statues▪ and ordered Cynegius Praefect of the Praetorium in the East, that Maximus's Statues should be proposed to publick view at Alexandria, and that he should declare to the people that Maximus was Colleague of his Empire. Which thing Sigonius (in his book de Occidentati Imperio) has done ill to place on the year of Christ 384, when Richomeres and Clearchus were Consuls; in regard it was done in Valentinianus's third Consulate, which he bore with Eutropius, on the year of Christ 387. For, on this year Cynegius was Praefect of the Praetorium. Vales.
• c 1.4

  He should rather have said Aquileia. For thither Maximus went, as Zosimus and the other Chronologers do inform us. Vales.