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.
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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.
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Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340.
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1683.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Persecution -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A38749.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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CHAP. XVII. Constantine's Victory.
BUt when he saw the Enemy persisting in an obstinacy of mind, and perceived that they drew their Swords; moved with indigna∣tion, a 1.1 with one Shout and in a moment he Routed all the Forces of the Enemy, and ob∣tained a Victory at the same time, both over his Eenemies, and over the Daemons.
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a 1.1
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. I think it should be, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, with one Shout and in a moment. And so 'tis in the Fuketian and Savil. Copies. Further, this signal Victory of Con∣stantine's hapned in Crispus's and Constantine's third Consulate, on the fifth of the Nones of July, near Hadrianople, as 'tis recorded in Idatius's Fasti. But Baronius places this Hadrianopolitane Battel on the year of Christ 318, whereon Licinius the fifth time, and Crispus were Consuls. Whose opinion we overthrow by these arguments and Testi∣monies of the best Writers. The first is Idatius, who in his Fasti writes thus; Crispo III. & Constantino III. Coss. &c. Crispus and Constantine being Consult the third time, the Hadrianopolitane Battel [hapned] on the fifth of the Nones of July, and the Chalcedonensian Battel on the four∣teenth of the Calends of October. The same words occur in the Alex∣andrian Chronicle; but they are erroneously ascribed to the year fol∣lowing, when Paulinus and Julianus were Consuls. With Idatius agrees Aurelius Victor, who writes thus concerning the Fights between Constantine and Licinius: Quo sanè variis proeliis pulso, &c. Who having indeed been beaten in many Battels; in regard it would have seemed dangerous wholly to crush him; on account of Affinity; the chil∣dren of them both being received into a Colleague-ship, and elected to the Empire of Caesars; Crispus and Constantinus begotten by Flavius: Licinianus by Licinius. Which [Colleague-ship] was scarce lasting, nor proved it happy to those who were assumed into it, being published in that same month on a day defiled with an Eclipse of the Sun. There∣fore six years after, the Peace being broke, Licinius, Routed amongst the Thracians, went to Chalcedon. Crispus, Licinianus, and Con∣stantinus had been created Casars in the Consulate of Gallicanus and Bassus, on the Calends of March, (as Idatius relates in his Fasti, and the Authour of the Alexandrian Chronicle,) that is, on the year of Christ 317. On the year following there hapned a darkness in the day time, at the ninth hour, as 'tis recorded in Idatius's Fasti. Wherefore Aurelius Victor is mistaken, who places the promotion of the Caesars on the same year whereon the Eclipse of the Sun hapned. For, there hapned indeed an Eclipse of the Sun on the year of Christ 318. But Crispus (together with Licinianus and Constan∣tinus,) had been made Caesar on the year of our Lords Nativity 317. Yet, Aurelius Victor does rightly compute the intervalls of the times. For, from the Eclipse of the Sun, which hapned on the year of Christ 318, to the Hadrianopolitane Battel there are full Six years. Hereto agrees Cedrenus, who on the nineteenth year of Constantine's Empire, says, that Constantine undertook an Expedition against Licinius. For Constantine's nineteenth year falls on Crispus's and Constantine's third Consulate, which was the year of Christ 324. Sigonius differs not much from this account, who assigns the Hadrianopolitane Fight to the year of Christ 323, when Severus and Rufinus were Consuls. There is men∣tion of the same Hadrianopolitane Fight in Lege 1. Cod. Theod. de Ve∣teranis, where Constantine says thus. Veteranis qui ex die quintâ no∣narum Juliarum, &c. To the Veteranes, who from the fifth day of the Nones of July, when the first Victory in Thracia shined upon the whole world, and who afterwards deserved a Mission [or, Discharge] at our Nicomedia, we have indulged certain priviledges by an Edict, &c. For the Hadrianopolitane Battel was sought on the fifth day of the Nones of July, as Idatius has recorded in his Fasti, and the Authour of the Alexandrian Chronicle. But the subscription of this Law is faulty. For, 'tis said to be published, Licinius the fifth time and Crispus being Consuls that is, on the year of Christ 318. Which gave occasion of mistake to Baronius. But, who sees not that it should be written, Paulinus and Julianus being Coss? For when they were Consuls, Constantine came to Nicomedia, after Licinius was Routed and to∣tally vanquished. But, when Licinius the fifth time, and Crispus were Consuls, Nicomedia obeyed Licinius, and was the seat of his Empire. When they were Consuls therefore Constantine could not in∣dulge a Mission and Priviledges to his own Veteranes, in the City Ni∣comedia, in regard that City was in no wise subject to his Government. Whereas therefore in that Law Constantine does term it Our Nicome∣dia, we must of necessity say, that that Law was dated in the Con∣sulate of Paulinus and Julianus. Vales.