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. XXV. Concerning the Rebellion of * 1.1 Theodoricus the Scythian; and concerning the same person's death.

THendoricus; by Nation a Scythian; made an insurrection also against Zeno: and ha∣ving gathered together his own Forces in the [Country] of the Thracians, undertakes an Expedition against † 1.2 him. And when he had ruined all the Countries before him, as far as the mouth of Pontus, he wanted but little of taking the Imperial City it self; [and had seized it,] had not some of his Grea est Con∣fidents, induced thereto [by gifts,] entred in∣to a Consult ‖ 1.3 about taking him off. Being in∣formed therefore of this ill design of his own friends against him, he marched back; and not long after this is numbred amongst those de∣parted this life. Moreover, I will declare the manner of his death, which hapned thus. a 1.4 A Javelin fitted with a loop of leather to cast it with, was hung up before his Tent, agreeable to the mode of the Barbarians. Having there∣fore a mind to exercise his body, he ordered his horse to be brought to him. And it being not customary with him to make use of a b 1.5 Strator, he mounted his horse without any help. But the horse, being a beast unmanaged and fiery, before Theodoricus had bestridden him and setled him∣self, rises with his fore-feet, and began to go for∣wards upright on his hinder feet only. So that Theodoricus striving with his horse, and not da∣ring to c 1.6 curb him with the Bridle, least he should fall backwards upon him, nor yet being firmly seated in his Saddle, was tossed this way and that way, and thrown upon the point [of his Javelin.] Which ran obliquely into him, and wounded his side. Being conveyed from thence therefore to his bed, and having con∣tinued alive some few days, he died of that wound.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Or, Theu∣dericus.
• † 1.2

  Zeno.
• ‖ 1.3

  Or, To kill him.
• a 1.4

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In the exposi∣tion of this word Transla∣tours have been mi∣staken. Langus renders it Hastam ex∣peditam, a Javelin fitted up and in rea∣diness. Musculus, according to his own usage, ha∣ving not a Latine word rea∣dy at hand, retained the Greek one. But Christophorson has rendred it worst of all, thus, Hastam cuspide bisidâ, a Javelin with a double point. I have tran∣slated it Hastam amentatam, a Javelinsitted with a loop of leather to caest it with. For 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is the same with Amenium; to wit, the thong wherewith Darts or Javelins were bound about, that they might be cast against the Enemy. The Old Glosses out of the Library of Petrus Daniel quoted by Turnebus, explain it thus: Amentum, corrigia lan∣ceae, quae etiam ansula est ad jactum, that is, Amentum, the Latehets of a Launce, which is also a little handle to cast it. Where ansula is the same with 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. to wit, that whereby a Dart is held that it may be thrown. Hesychius expounds 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to sit [or clasp together] the fingers about the leather-latchet of a missile weapon. 'Tis likewise used to signifie, to be ready. So Aeschylus made use of this phrase, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, sounds made by the lashings of lea∣ther-thongs, [See Hesychius, in the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉:] a Metaphor taken 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, from those Javelins, which they termed amenta•• [that is, fitted with loops of leather to fliag them with;] as Eustathius tells us, at the Second Book of the I••••ads. Now, there was a double use of the Amen∣tum. For, it conduced both to the holding of the Dart, and also that it might be thrown against the Enemy with a greater force. Vales.
• b 1.5

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. In the incomparable Florentine M. S. I found it plainly written 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, as Learned men had con∣jectured the reading should be. Now 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is the same with him whom the Latines term a Strator who is wont to li••t his Master on horse∣back; as Suidas attests: in which Author there is a passage extant of an ancient Writer, who says these words concerning King Massanissa, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, But this Massanissa when he was old mounted his horse without a Strator. Where Suidas seems to have taken the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 for a Scale which we vulgarly term a Stirrop. Vales.
• c 1.6

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. I think it must be made 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, as 'tis in the Tellerian M. S. For so the Analogy requires it should; as from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is derived 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Suidas expounds 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 thus, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to pull back, to curb. But Nicephorus, instead of this word, made use of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to repress, or, to draw back. Further, the death of Theodoricus hapned on the year of Christ 481, as Marcellinus in his Chronicon attests, in these words: Placidio solo Coss. Theodoricus Triarii filius Rex Gothorum, &c. Pla∣cidius being Consul alone Theodoricus Triarius's Son King of the Goths, taking his Forces [along with him] as far as Anaplum, arrives at the distance of four miles from the City; but having done no harm to any of the Romans, returned forthwith. Further, hastning into Illyricum, whilest he was going between the moving Carriages of his own Army, he is wounded and striken thorow with the point of a dert lying upon one of the Wagons, [occasioned] by the motion of his own horse who started; and dies. Vales.