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. I. That after the Emperour Arcadius's death, (who left his Son Theodosius, then eight years old;) Anthemius the Praefect had the chief manage∣ment of affairs in the Empire.

THE Emperour Arcadius having en∣ded his life on the first of May, in the Consulate of Bassus and Philip∣pus; Honorius his Brother [still] Governed the Western Empire: the Eastern was under the Government of * 1.1 his Son Theodosius Junior, at that time eight years of age. Anthe∣mius the Praefectus Praetorio had the chief manage∣ment of the publick affairs. He was Grandchild to that Philippus, * 1.2 who in Constantius's Reign ejected Paulus the Bishop, and introduced Mace∣donius into his See. a 1.3 He encompassed Constan∣tinople

with a great wall. Of all the men of his own times, he was accounted and in reality was the most prudent person. He never did any thing without advice, but consulted with many of his acquaintance concerning what ought to be done; chiefly, with b 1.4 Troïlus the Sophista, who, besides the c 1.5 wisdom that was in him, was Anthemius's equall in Politicall knowledge. Wherefore, al∣most all things were done with Troïlus's advice.

Notes

• * 1.1

  That is, Arcadius's Son.
• * 1.2

  See So∣crates book 2. chap. 1••.
• a 1.3

  Nicepho∣rus (book 14. chap. 1.) relates that this Anthemius enlarged the Pomoerium, [that is, a space about the walls of a City or Town, as well within as without, which was not to be built upon▪] of the City Con∣stantinople, demolished the old walls, and built new on•••• towards the Continent, which (says he) are now standing: and that he finished the work with an incredible swiftness, to wit, within the space of two months. For so I render 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, walls to the Land∣ward, and not as Langus does, Brick-walls. But Nicephorus seems to be mistaken, who attributes that to Anthemius, which was done long after by Cyrus Praefect of Constantinople, (as Cedrenus relates in his Chronicon,) on the 26^th year of Theodosius Junior. Further, I would very willingly expunge this whole clause in our Socrates. For it disturbs the sense, and seems to have crept from the Margin into the Text. Vales.
• b 1.4

  This Troïlus the Sophista was one of Anthemi∣us's chief∣est friends, as (besides Socrates) Synesius informs us in his Epistle to Troïlus. Socrates mentions the same Troïlus, at chap. 6. book 6. where he speaks concerning Eusebius Scholasticus, who wrote Gaina's war in verse. Suidas has mentioned the same person, in the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, where he affirms that he wrote Politick Orations, and Books of Epistles. Vales.
• c 1.5

  Instead of [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, friendship] the reading in the Floren∣tine M. S. is truer, thus, [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, wisdom.] Which emendation is confirmed by Nicephorus. Vales. Valesius (in his account of the Life and Writings of Socrates and Sozomen) reads 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Philo∣sophy; which alteration in the reading he makes in his Appendix to his Notes on Socrates and Sozomen.