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M.DCCC.XLVI.
ECCLESIASTICAL HIstORY^-^^e^^,
IN SIX BOOKS,
EVAGRIUS
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M.DCCC.XLVI.
ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR AND
HIS WRITINGS.
itself
the marvellous: and this frame of the public mind was a soil
but there is no reason for supposing that this design was ever
executed.
THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Chapter
Chap.
I.
II.
Artifice
-
.
-
2
4
Chap.
Chap.
Chap.
III.
IV.
V.
Deposition of Nestorius -.-..-
—
Letter from Cyril to Nestorius.
—
Deposition of Cyril and of John.
Council of Ephesus
Their reconciliation
-
-
6
7
9
Chap. VI. Cyril's eulogy of a letter from John of Antioch - - 10
Chap. VII. Death of Nestorius 11
Chap. VIII. Succession of bishops at Constantinople - - - 18
Chap. IX. Heresy of Eutyches - - 18
Chap. X. Proceedings of the second council of Ephesus - - 19
Chap. XI. An apology for difiFerences of opinion among Christians - 20
Chap. XII. Condemnation of the Nestorian doctrine by Theodosius - 23
Chap. XIII. Simeon the Stylite -
24
Chap.
Chap.
XIV.
XV.
of Simeon --------28
Description of the appearance of a star near the column
PAGE
Chapter XIX. Interference of Cyril the Monk - - - - - 145
Chap. XX. Correspondence between Felix and Zeno - - 145
Chap. XXI. Accusation of the legates by Simeon the monk, and their
consequent deprivation - 147
Chap. XXII. Commotion at Alexandria on account of the council of
Chalcedon 149
Chap. XXIII. Succession of bishops at Constantinople, Alexandria, and
Antioch - - - - 150
Chap. XXIV. Death of Armatus - - - . - - - 151
Chap, XXV. Insurrection and death of Theodoric - - . . 152
Chap. XXVI. Insurrection of Mercian 153
Chap. XXVII. Insurrection of Illus and Leontius - - . . . 154
Chap.XXVIII. Account of Mammianus and his structures - - - 155
Chap. XXIX.
Chap. XXX.
Chap. XXXI.
Divisions in the church
Letter to Alcison from the
.---..
Death of Zeno.— Succession of Anastasius
monks of Palestine
-
-
- -
-
156
157
159
Chap. XXXII. Ejection of Macedonius and Flavian from their sees - 163
Chap.XXXIlI. Severus, bishop of Antioch 165
Chap.XXXIV. Act of deposition against Severus 168
Chap. XXXV. Suppression of the Isaurian insurrection - - - 170
Chap. XXXVI. Invasion of the Arabs 171
Ch. XXXVII. Capture of Amida.— Founding of Daras - - - - 171
Ch.XXXVIlI. The Long Wall 172
Chap.XXXIX. Abolition of the Chrysargyrum 173
Chap. XL. Falsehoods of the historian Zosimus . - . . 17(5
Insurrection of Vitalian
Sedition at Constantinople
-
--.--.
- 184
igs
186
Chapter
Chap.
1.
II.
Accession of Justin -------
Designs and death of Amantius and Theocritus - -
189
189
Chap. III. Assassination of Vitalian - - - - - - 190
Chap. IV. Deposition of Severus, bishop of Atttioch. — Succession of
Paul and Euphrasius- - - - - - 191
Chap. Fires and earthquakes at Antioch. —Death of Euphrasius 192
Chap. Elevation of Ephraemius, count of the East, to the patri-
archate of Antioch - - - - - - - 193
Chap. VII. Miracles of Zosimus and John . . . - . 194
Chap. VIII. General calamities - 197
XIV CONTENTS.
Chapter IX.
Chap.
CONTENTS. XV
Chapter VII.
Xvi CONTENTS.
PAGE
Chapter XIX.
Chap. XX.
Restoration of Chosroes
Golanduch the martyr -------
-------
305
306
Chap.
Chap.
XXI.
XXII.
Oflferings of Chosroes
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY
OF
EVAGRIUS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER HI.
CHAPTER IV.
DEPOSITION OF NESTORIUS.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VIL
DEATH OF NESTORIUS.
Historians have not detailed either the banishment
of Nestorius, his subsequent fortunes, or the manner
12 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. [bOOK I.
ill which his life was closed, and the retribution with
which he was visited for liis blasphemy matters which
;
he proceeds :
" But I pray you to rest satisfied with
what has been done, and with having inflicted so many
banishments on one individual. And 1 call upon you
kindly to leave to our glorious sovereigns the inqui-
sition, for which reports laid before them by your
highness, and by myself too, by whom it was proper
that information should be given, would furnish ma-
terials. If, however, this should excite your indig-
nation, continue to deal with me as before, according
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
HERESY OF EUTYCHES.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XL
AN APOLOGY FOK DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AMONG
CHRISTIANS.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
DESCRIPTION OF THE APPEARANCE OF A STAR NEAR
THE COLUMN OF SIMEON.
CHAPTER XV.
ISIDORE OF PELUSIUM AND SYNESIUS OF GYRENE.
CHAPTER XVL
TRANSLATION OF THE REMAINS OF IGNATIUS.
CHAPTER XVII.
3
34 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. [bOOK I.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
THE EMPRESS EUDOCIA.
burnt.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
kindly aid.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER m.
DESCRIPTION OF THE CHURCH OE ST. EUPHEMIA.
CHAPTER IV.
COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON.
both their associate priests, and those who held the places
of highest rank in the most excellent senate. To the
latter the representatives of Leo alleged, that Dioscorus
of the epistle not being read, has l^een to fill the most
said, '
My peace I give to you ; my peace I leave to
you ;'
to the purpose, that no one should differ from
his neighbour in the doctrines of piety, but should
CriAPTEU V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XL
PUNISHMENT OF TIMOTHY.
that city.
80 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. [uOOK II.
CHAPTER XII
EARTHQUAKE AT ANTIOCH.
CHAPTER XIII.
CONFLAGRATION AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
CHAPTER XIY.
CHAPTER XV.
MARRIAGE OF ZENO AND ARIADNE.
CHAPTER XVL
REIGN OF ANTHEMIUS — OF OLYBRIUS — AND OTHER
WESTERN PRINCES.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
accused person.
The entire transactions of the second synod at
ruled as follows :
" Concerning the orthodox and
catholic faith, we are clearly of opinion that a more
accurate investigation should be made in a more com-
plete assemblage of the synod to-morrow. But since
council.
of the epistle not being read, has been to fill the most
holy churches throughout the world with scandals and
mischief. Notwithstanding, however, such presump-
tion, it was our purpose to deal mercifull}' with him
100 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. [bOOK II.
yet the one part from which was derived to the other
a community of ignominy, is distinct from that from
"vvhich proceeded a community of glory ; for from us
was derived the manhood, which is inferior to the
Father, and from the Father the Godhead, which
partakes equality with the Father;" Theodoret said,
to adjust the point, that the blessed Cyril had also
him who divides into two Sons the one Son, the only
begotten ! I have also subscribed the formulary of
faith and the epistle of Leo." Upon this he was
restored to his see, by an interlocution of all parties.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CIRCULAR OF BASILISCUS.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER YII.
CHAPTER Vm.
RESTORATION OF ZENO.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
Basiliscus.
CHAPTER XL
SUCCESSION OP BISHOPS AT ALEXANDRIA.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER Xm.
PUBLICATION OF THE HENOTICON OF ZENO.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE HENOTICON (INSTRUMENT OF UNION).
rance : and every one who has held or holds any other
opinion, either at the present or another time, whether
CHAPTER XV.
bishopric.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVm.
FELIX ISSUES A SENTENCE OF DEPOSITION AGAINST
ACACIUS.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
that the concern with which John had iiUed him, was
groundless ; because, having sworn that he would in
10
146 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. [bOOK III,
tioned most holy Peter, and all the most holy churches,
receive and revere the most holy synod at Chalcedon,
CHAPTER XXI.
ing terms :
" The church of the Eomans does not admit
Peter, the heretic, who has also been long ago con-
demned by the holy see, excommunicated, and anathe-
matised. To whom, if there were no other objection,
this is sufficient, namely, that having been ordained
by heretics, he could not have authority over the
orthodox." The decree also contains what follows:
" The mere circumstance shews Acacius, bishop of
Constantinople, to have incurred very great responsi-
bility, because, writing to Simplicius and having
termed Peter a heretic, he has nevertheless made no
such declaration to the emperor : which was his duty,
Alexandria.
CHAP. XXII. TllOUBLES AT ALEXANDRIA. 149
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXm.
SUCCESSION OF BISHOPS AT CONSTANTINOPLE,
ALEXANDRIA, AND ANTIOCH.
CHAPTER XXIY.
DEATH OF AEMATUS.
CHAPTER XXV.
INSURRECTION AND DEATH OF THEODORIC.
CHAPTER XXYl.
INSURRECTION OF MARCIAN.
CHAPTER XXVII.
INSURRECTION OF ILLUS AND LEONTIUS.
The same'
writer states that Zeno also devised in-
numerable machinations against his mother-in-law
Verina, and afterwards sent her away to Cilicia; and
that subsequently, on the assumption of sovereign
power by lUus, she removed to what is called the
castle of Papirius ; where she died.
CHAPTER XX Vm.
ACCOUNT OF MAMMIANUS AND* HIS STRUCTURES.
CHAPTER XXIX.
DEATH OF ZENO. — SUCCESSION OF ANASTASIUS.
o^^^l request.
CHAPTER XXX.
DIVISIONS IN THE CHURCH.
CHAPTER XXXI.
LETTER TO ALCISON FROM THE MONKS OF PALESTINE.
CHAPTER XXXII.
EJECTION OF MACEDONIUS AND FLAVIAN
FROM THEIR SEES.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
and for ourselves, pray thou that we may not enter into
CHAPTER XXXIV.
ACT OF DEPOSITION AGAINST SEVERUS.
CHAPTER XXXV.
SUPPRESSION OF THE ISAURIAN INSURRECTION.
CHAPTER XXXYI.
INVASION OF THE ARABS.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CAPTURE OF AMIDA. FOUNDING OF DARAS.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
ABOLITION OF THE CHRYSARGYRUM.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
REFUTATION OF ZOSIMUS.
and favour towards the divine word, closes his life b}'
the close of his life, and that he had deferred the rite
as well as by others.
CHAPTER XLIL
THE GOLD-RATE.
CHAPTER XLIII.
INSURRECTION OF VITALIAN.
nothing less than the capture of the city itself and the
seizure of the sovereignty. AATien he had encamped
186 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. [bOOK III.
CHAPTER XLIV.
SEDITION AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
the clause, " Who was crucified for our sakes:" which
Avas regarded as subversive of the Christian religion.
CHAPTER I.
ACCESSION OF JUSTIN.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER m.
ASSASSINATION OF VITALIAN.
sequently.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V. .
relation.
CHAPTER VI.
Vd
194 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. [bOOK IV.
CHAPTER YII.
follows into the wood, reaches the place where the lion
was, satiated with his meal upon the beast, and smiling
says, "Come, my friend; my journey is interrupted,
since I am heavy and far advanced in years, and not
able to carry on my back the ass's load. You must
therefore carry it, though contrary to your nature, if
CHAPTER VIII.
GENERAL CALAMITIES.
Justinopolis.
CHAPTER IX.
of Christ.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XL
DEPOSITION OF ANTHIMUS AND THEODOSIUS
FEOM THEIR SEES.
CHAPTER XIL
CABADES AND CHOSROES, KINGS OF PERSIA.
CHAPTER Xm.
INCUKSION OF THE ARABS. SEDITION AT
CONSTANTINOPLE.
CHAPTER XIV.
PERSECUTION BY HUNERIC.
CHAPTER XV.
CABAONES THE MOOK.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XYII.
TRIUMPH OF BELISARIUS.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CONVERSION OF THE HERULI.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
hold and kiss for the last time the sole salvation of
man, and obtain a provision for the passage to another
CHAPTER XXVII.
SIEGE OF EDESSA BY CHOSROES.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
MIRACLE AT SERGIOPOLIS.
and the Persians who had been sent with him, whether
there was not any thing besides. Upon this one of
them, being persons unaccustomed to speak the truth,
told Chosroes that there were some other treasures
concealed by the townsmen, who were but few. In
fact, there had been left behind not any treasure of
gold or silver, but one of more valuable material, and
irrevocably devoted to God, namely, the holy relics
of the victorious martyr Sergius, lying in a coffin of
the oblong sort, plated over with silver. Chosroes,
influenced by these persons, advanced his whole army
against the city ; when suddenly there appeared along
CHAPTER XXIX.
PESTILENCE.
CHAPTER XXX.
~^—'^-^^'-'
'-
AVARICE OF .JUSTINIAN.
CHAPTER XXXI.
DESCRIPTION OP THE CHURCH OF ST. SOPHIA
AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXI V.
SIMEON THE MONK.
•
done this, and named the real father, the delivery was
instantaneous, as though by the midwifery of truth.
CHAPTER XXXV.
THOMAS THE MONK.
CHAPTER XXXYI.
ACCOUNT OF A MIT.ACLE IN THE PATRIARCHATE (j6-
OF MENAS.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
SUCCESSION OF BISHOPS.
CHAPTER XXXYIII.
THE FIFTH GENERAL COUNCIL.
error; for Ave knew not the voice of the alien; and
having bound such a one, as a thief and a robber, in the
cords of our anathema, we have ejected him from the
sacred precincts. " And presently they proceed : "By
perusal you will learn the vigour of our acts. " To
this they appended a statement of the heads of the
CHAPTER XXXIX.
DEPARTUKE OF JUSTINIAN FROM ORTHODOXY.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLT.
DEATH OF JUSTINIAN.
f GaL
* Acts ix. 15. i. 9.
CHAPTER I.
CPIAPTER IT.
CHAPTER m.
EXECUTION OF ^THERIUS AND ADD^US.
CHAPTER IV.
worshipful Augustus.
'"My peace I give to you,' says the Lord Christ, our
very God. '
My peace I leave to you, ' he also pro-
claims to all mankind. Nov/ this is nothing else than
that those who believe on him should gather into one
nate and made perfectly man, and that both the mira-
cles and the sufferings which he voluntarily underwent
for our salvation belong to one and the same ; inas-
tion of its own nature, we say that the union took place
himself, and became man, and is one and the same, our
Lord Jesus Christ, united in glorification with the
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER YU.
SUBMISSION OF THE INHABITANTS OF PERSARMENIA.
17
258 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. [bOOK V.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTEK XL
INSANITY OF JUSTIN.
CHAPTER XII.
CPIAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
place.
CHAPTER XV.
CIIArXER XVI.
SUCCESSION OF BISHOPS.
CHAPTER XYIL
EARTHQUAKE AT ANTIOCH.
CHAPTER XVin.
COMMOTION ON ACCOUNT OF ANATOLIUS.
18
27J: ECCLESIASTICxVL HISTORY. [bOOK V.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
OVERTHROW OF THE PERSIANS.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
ACCESSION OF MAUIMCE.
CHAPTER XXHL
CHRONOLOGICAL STATEMENT.
CHAPTER XXIV.
SUCCESSION OF WRITERS ON SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER 11.
V^
[- '
ALAMUNDARUS THE ARAB AND
ClIx\PTER III.
CHAPTER lY.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
MISSION OF PHILIPPICUS.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VITI.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XL
MISSION OF THE PATRIARCH GREGORY TO THE TROOPS.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER Xiy.
LOSS OF MARTYROPOLIS.
CHAPTER XV.
CAPTURE OF OCBAS.
session of Martyropolis.
CHAPTER XYI.
MURDER OF HORMISDAS.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
RESTORATION OF CUOSROES.
the cost from his o^vn means, he sends him across the
border with a combined force of Romans and Persians,
after MartyropoHs had been previously surrendered,
together mth the traitor Sittas ; whom the inhabitants
stoned and impaled. Daras was also recovered on its
CHAPTER XX.
GOLANDUCH THE MARTYR.
CHAPTER XXL
OFFERINGS OF CHOSROES.
CHAPTER XXII.
tribes.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
DEATH OF THE PATUIARCII GREGORY.
THE END.
GENERAL INDEX.
PAGE
Abasgi converted 213 Antioch, earthquakes at, 80, 27
. . .
1
patriarch of Constanti-
, Arabs invade the empire, 171, 202
nople, 79 advises the Heno-
; Armatus put to death by Zeno, 151
ticon . .135 Athalaric, son of Theodoric
. . . .211
bishop of Ariathia
, 90 Avars advance to the Danube, .
Amida taken by the Persians 171 circular, 129; his death . 131 .
patriarch of Anti-
, Chosroes I. invades the empire
posed .....
och, character of, 242
;
;
81; violent rains, 83; sedi- from the populace, 273; ac-
tion, 203 miracle,
; 235 ;
cused of incest, and acquit-
second council of . 237 . ted, 291 his mission to the
;
council of Ephesus, 19
posed, 57, ...
Domnus, patriarch of Antioch,
de- ;
102
Hormisdas, son of Chosroes I.,
hisaccession, 270; assassinated 303
.
in Asia ....
Drought, famine, and pestilence
67
lllus and Leontius, their insur-
rection crushed
Isidore of Pelusium
.155
30
. .
. .
second ....
Ephesus, first council of, 6
his accession
accession, 245
, 189 . .
to Acacius ....
Epistle from the Asiatic bishops
, the general,
defeats
Gelimer, king of the Vandals, Chosroes, 268; invades Persia 270
taken prisoner
stantinople
Genseric takes Rome
....
Gennadeus, patriarch of Con- Kurs, a Scythian chieftain, routs
the Persians 268 . . .
Persians ....
IMartyropolis betrayed to the
neers, 295
roes II.
;
....
protects Chos- Silverius, pope
304 Simeon the Stylite, 24 his re-
211
;
stantinople ....
Maximianus, patriarch of Con-
....
andria .....
JNIongus, patriarch of Alex-
214 .
;
tinople .....
Prochis, patriarch of Constan-
18
303 defeats Chosroes IL,
304; defeated
;
.306 . .
318 GENERAL INDEX.
PAGE
Vardanes heads the^ Armenian assumes the purple, 85 ; his
revolt . . . . .257 character, 119; flies from
Verina favours Leo .85 . . Basiliscus, 121 ; restored, 131
Vitalian revolts, 185 defeated ; 135 issues the Henoticon,
by sea, 186; assassinated 191 . 146 Avrites to pope Felix,
puts to death Armatus, 151
Xenaias, his violence 160 his death . 156
Zosimas, the monk, his miracles 194
Zeno, the emperor, marries Ari- Zosimus, the historian, refuta-
adne, 84 murders Aspar, 84
; tion of ;
177
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