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. XIV. Concerning the Emperour Theodosius's Victory, and the Tyrant's overthrow.

BUt whilest the Emperour was upon his March towards the Tyrant, the Forces under Maxi∣mus's Command, informed of the great Military preparations, could not so much as resist an assault of the fame thereof; but, being put into a con∣sternation, bound the Tyrant, and delivered him to the Emperour. He was slain in the same Consulate, on the a 1.1 twenty seventh of Au∣gust. But Andragathius (he that slew Grati∣anus with his own hand,) after he under∣stood that Maximus was routed, cast himself in∣to the adjacent River, and was drowned. Then, both the Victorious Emperours made their En∣try into Rome. Honorius, Theodosius's Son, a child very young, was with them. For after Maximus was vanquished, his Father sent for him from Constantinople. They continued there∣fore at Rome, celebrating their triumphal Festivals. At which time Theodosius the Emperour shewed a signal instance of his goodness and clemency, to∣wards b 1.2 Symmachus a person that had been Con∣sul. For, this Symmachus was the eminentest person of the Senate at Rome, and was admired for his great skill in the Roman Literature. There are now extant many orations of his written in the Latine tongue. But, in regard he had com∣posed an Oration in praise of Maximus whilest he was alive, and had spoken it to him in pub∣lick; he was afterwards charged with the crime of high-treason. Upon this account he was afraid of a capital punishment, and took sanctuary in the Church. But the Emperour had so great a Reverence for the Christian Religion, that he not only highly honoured the Prelates of his own Faith; but gave a gratious reception to the No∣vatians also, who embraced the Homoöusian Creed. Therefore, that he might gratifie Le∣ontius Bishop of the Novatian Church at Rome, he pardoned Symmachus's crime. Symmachus having his pardon granted him, wrote an Apolo∣getick to the Emperour Theodosius. Thus this War, which at the beginning seemed to threaten [the Empire] with great calamity, was ter∣minated by this sudden conclusion.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Socrates i s mistaken. For Maxi∣mus was slain, not on the 27^th of August, but on the 28^th of July, as I∣datius says in his Chro∣nicon. The same is recorded in those Fasti, which Jacobus Sirmondus has publi∣shed under Idatius's name. For, these are the words there: Theo∣dosio Aug. II. & Cynegio Coss. &c. In the second Consulate of Theo∣dosius Augustus [which he bore] with Cynegius, on that year, Maxi∣mus the Tyrant that publick Enemy, is slain by Theodosius Augustus, three miles from Aquileia, on the fifth of the Calends of August [that is, on the 28^th of July] Also, his Son Victor is slain a few days after, in the Gallia's, by Theodosius's Comes. Further, this Victor had been created first Caesar, and then Augustus, by his Father; as we are in∣formed from this Old Inscription recorded by Sigonius, in his 9^th book, de Occidentali Imperio: DD. NN. MAG. CL. MAXIMO, ET FL. VICTORI PIIS FELI∣CIBUS SEMPER AUGUSTIS BONO R. P. NATIS. Where you see Maximus has two Praenomina, to wit, Magnus Clemens. Sulpitius Severus (book 2. Histor. Sacr.) calls him Clemens Maximus. But, by Orosius he is termed Magnus Maximus. Vales.
• b 1.2

  Here is a mistake, either of Socrates, or of his transcri∣bers; in calling Symmachus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, a person that had born the Consulate. For Symma∣chus whose Epistles are extant at this day, had not at that time been Con∣sul; but three years after he bore a Consulate with Tati∣anus. Vales.