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. III. Concerning Basiliscus's Tyranny, and Zeno's Flight.

BUT When Basiliscus Verina's Brother made an Insurrection against him, (For even his own Relations were enemies to Zeno, all per∣sons equally abominating his debauch't life;) he had not so much as a thought in him that was manly and couragious: (For wickedness is a cowardly thing, which breeds desperation and despondency, and gives a sufficient indica∣tion of an unmanliness of mind, from its being vanquished by pleasures:) but flies with all the hast imaginable, and without a Battell yields so great an Empire to Basiliscus. He endured also a tedious a 1.1 Siege b 1.2 in the Country of the Isau∣rians where he himself had been born, having his wise Ariadne with him, (who after [her hus∣bands flight] had left her mother,) and as many of his friends as had continued faithfull to him. Basiliscus therefore having thus encircled himself with the Crown of the Romans, and pro∣claimed his Son Marcus Caesar, took a contrary course, both to Zeno, and to those who had been Emperours before [Zeno.]

Notes

• a 1.1

  Zeno ha∣ving heard of Basilis∣cus's de∣fection, struck with fear, fled with his wi••e Ari∣adne in∣to Isauria, and betook himself to a most strong Castle, the name whereof was Ubara: but after∣wards, when Basiliscus had sent Hillus and Trocondus with vast forces against him, he went to Tessaedes, or rather as Nicephorus says, to the City Seleucia, which was the Head City of all Isauria. There he was a long while Besieged by Hillus and Trocondus, as Theophanes relates in his Chronicon pag. 104. Cedrenus also and Nicephorus do affirm the same. But in Theophanes, the name Trocondus is corrupted. For the common Editions have it, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Hillus and Secundus, whereas it should be 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Trocondus, as it is rightly written in Nice∣phorus. Indeed the same Theophanes, pag. 106▪ terms him Procundus; which comes nearer to the true reading. This person was Brother to Hillus, and bore the Consulate in the year of Christ 482, as it occurs in Marcellinus's Chronicon: but at length, when Hillus had set up for a Tyrant, Trocondus, who had been sent by his Brother to get Forces, was taken by Johannes a Master of the Milice, and be∣headed; as Theophanes, informs us pag. 112. Notwithstanding, at that place of Theophanes the name Trocondus is likewise corrupted. Vales.
• b 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The words are transposed; and are to be restored to their Pristine order in this manner: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, in the Country of the Isaurians where he himself had been born: which words of Evagrius, Nicephorus has exprest thus: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 And having gathered an Army fit for an Engagement, he sent it to besiege Zeno at Seleucia in Isauria. Which Country had given Zeno Birth, and at that time ••id the Fugitive. Vales.