Contents
- Title Page
- Preface
- Prolegomena.
- Introduction
- The Life of Eusebius.
- Sources and Literature
- Eusebius' Birth and Training. His Life in Cæsarea Until the Outbreak of the…
- The Persecution of Diocletian
- Eusebius' Accession to the Bishopric of Cæsarea
- The Outbreak of the Arian Controversy. The Attitude of Eusebius
- The Council of Nicæa
- Continuance of the Arian Controversy. Eusebius' Relations to the Two Parties
- Eusebius and Marcellus
- The Death of Eusebius
- The Writings of Eusebius.
- Eusebius as a Writer
- Catalogue of His Works
- Eusebius' Church History.
- Date of its Composition
- The Author's Design
- Eusebius as a Historian. The Merits and Defects of His History
- Editions and Versions
- Literature
- Testimonies of the Ancients in Favor of Eusebius
- Testimonies of the Ancients Against Eusebius
- Book I
- The Plan of the Work
- Summary View of the Pre-existence and Divinity of Our Saviour and Lord Jesus…
- The Name Jesus and Also the Name Christ Were Known From the Beginning, and Were…
- The Religion Proclaimed by Him to All Nations Was Neither New Nor Strange
- The Time of His Appearance Among Men
- About the Time of Christ, in Accordance With Prophecy, the Rulers Who Had…
- The Alleged Discrepancy in the Gospels in Regard to the Genealogy of Christ
- The Cruelty of Herod Toward the Infants, and the Manner of His Death
- The Times of Pilate
- The High Priests of the Jews Under Whom Christ Taught
- Testimonies in Regard to John the Baptist and Christ
- The Disciples of Our Saviour
- Narrative Concerning the Prince of the Edessenes
- Book II
- Introduction (i)
- The Course Pursued by the Apostles After the Ascension of Christ
- How Tiberius Was Affected When Informed by Pilate Concerning Christ
- The Doctrine of Christ Soon Spread Throughout All the World
- After the Death of Tiberius, Caius Appointed Agrippa King of the Jews, Having…
- Philo's Embassy to Caius in Behalf of the Jews
- The Misfortunes Which Overwhelmed the Jews After Their Presumption Against…
- Pilate's Suicide
- The Famine Which Took Place in the Reign of Claudius
- The Martyrdom of James the Apostle
- Agrippa, Who Was Also Called Herod, Having Persecuted the Apostles, Immediately…
- The Impostor Theudas and His Followers
- Helen, the Queen of the Osrhœnians
- Simon Magus
- The Preaching of the Apostle Peter in Rome
- The Gospel According to Mark
- Mark First Proclaimed Christianity to the Inhabitants of Egypt
- Philo's Account of the Ascetics of Egypt
- The Works of Philo That Have Come Down to Us
- The Calamity Which Befell the Jews in Jerusalem on the Day of the Passover
- The Events Which Took Place in Jerusalem During the Reign of Nero
- The Egyptian, Who is Mentioned Also in the Acts of the Apostles
- Paul Having Been Sent Bound From Judea to Rome, Made His Defense, and Was…
- The Martyrdom of James, Who Was Called the Brother of the Lord
- Annianus the First Bishop of the Church of Alexandria After Mark
- The Persecution Under Nero in Which Paul and Peter Were Honored at Rome With…
- The Jews, Afflicted With Innumerable Evils, Commenced the Last War Against the…
- Book III
- The Parts of the World in Which the Apostles Preached Christ
- The First Ruler of the Church of Rome
- The Epistles of the Apostles
- The First Successors of the Apostles
- The Last Siege of the Jews After Christ
- The Famine Which Oppressed Them
- The Predictions of Christ
- The Signs Which Preceded the War
- Josephus and the Works Which He Has Left
- The Manner in Which Josephus Mentions the Divine Books
- Symeon Rules the Church of Jerusalem After James
- Vespasian Commands the Descendants of David to Be Sought
- Anencletus, the Second Bishop of Rome
- Abilius, the Second Bishop of Alexandria
- Clement, the Third Bishop of Rome
- The Epistle of Clement
- The Persecution Under Domitian
- The Apostle John and the Apocalypse
- Domitian Commands the Descendants of David to Be Slain
- The Relatives of Our Saviour
- Cerdon Becomes the Third Ruler of the Church of Alexandria
- Ignatius, the Second Bishop of Antioch
- Narrative Concerning John the Apostle
- The Order of the Gospels
- The Divine Scriptures That Are Accepted and Those That Are Not
- Menander the Sorcerer
- The Heresy of the Ebionites
- Cerinthus the Heresiarch
- Nicolaus and the Sect Named After Him
- The Apostles That Were Married
- The Death of John and Philip
- Symeon, Bishop of Jerusalem, Suffers Martyrdom
- Trajan Forbids the Christians to Be Sought After
- Evarestus, the Fourth Bishop of the Church of Rome
- Justus, the Third Bishop of Jerusalem
- Ignatius and His Epistles
- The Evangelists That Were Still Eminent at That Time
- The Epistle of Clement and the Writings Falsely Ascribed to Him
- The Writings of Papias
- Book IV
- The Bishops of Rome and of Alexandria During the Reign of Trajan
- The Calamities of the Jews During Trajan's Reign
- The Apologists That Wrote in Defense of the Faith During the Reign of Adrian
- The Bishops of Rome and of Alexandria Under the Same Emperor
- The Bishops of Jerusalem From the Age of Our Saviour to the Period Under…
- The Last Siege of the Jews Under Adrian
- The Persons That Became at That Time Leaders of Knowledge Falsely So-called
- Ecclesiastical Writers
- The Epistle of Adrian, Decreeing That We Should Not Be Punished Without a Trial
- The Bishops of Rome and of Alexandria During the Reign of Antoninus
- The Heresiarchs of That Age
- The Apology of Justin Addressed to Antoninus
- The Epistle of Antoninus to the Common Assembly of Asia in Regard to Our…
- The Circumstances Related of Polycarp, a Friend of the Apostles
- Under Verus, Polycarp With Others Suffered Martyrdom at Smyrna
- Justin the Philosopher Preaches the Word of Christ in Rome and Suffers Martyrdom
- The Martyrs Whom Justin Mentions in His Own Work
- The Works of Justin Which Have Come Down to Us
- The Rulers of the Churches of Rome and Alexandria During the Reign of Verus
- The Rulers of the Church of Antioch
- The Ecclesiastical Writers That Flourished in Those Days
- Hegesippus and the Events Which He Mentions
- Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth, and the Epistles Which He Wrote
- Theophilus Bishop of Antioch
- Philip and Modestus
- Melito and the Circumstances Which He Records
- Apolinarius, Bishop of the Church of Hierapolis
- Musanus and His Writings
- The Heresy of Tatian
- Bardesanes the Syrian and His Extant Works
- Book V
- Introduction (i, 2)
- The Number of Those Who Fought for Religion in Gaul Under Verus and the Nature…
- The Martyrs, Beloved of God, Kindly Ministered Unto Those Who Fell in the…
- The Vision Which Appeared in a Dream to the Witness Attalus
- Irenæus Commended by the Witnesses in a Letter
- God Sent Rain From Heaven for Marcus Aurelius Cæsar in Answer to the Prayers of…
- Catalogue of the Bishops of Rome
- Even Down to Those Times Miracles Were Performed by the Faithful
- The Statements of Irenæus in Regard to the Divine Scriptures
- The Bishops Under Commodus
- Pantænus the Philosopher
- Clement of Alexandria
- The Bishops in Jerusalem
- Rhodo and His Account of the Dissension of Marcion
- The False Prophets of the Phrygians
- The Schism of Blastus at Rome
- The Circumstances Related of Montanus and His False Prophets
- Miltiades and His Works
- The Manner in Which Apollonius Refuted the Phrygians, and the Persons Whom He…
- Serapion on the Heresy of the Phrygians
- The Writings of Irenæus Against the Schismatics at Rome
- How Appolonius Suffered Martyrdom at Rome
- The Bishops That Were Well Known at This Time
- The Question Then Agitated Concerning the Passover
- The Disagreement in Asia
- How All Came to an Agreement Respecting the Passover
- The Elegant Works of Irenæus Which Have Come Down to Us
- The Works of Others That Flourished at That Time
- Those Who First Advanced the Heresy of Artemon; Their Manner of Life, and How…
- Book VI
- The Persecution Under Severus
- The Training of Origen From Childhood
- While Still Very Young, He Taught Diligently the Word of Christ
- The Pupils of Origen That Became Martyrs
- Potamiæna
- Clement of Alexandria (vi)
- The Writer, Judas
- Origen's Daring Deed
- The Miracles of Narcissus
- The Bishops of Jerusalem
- Alexander
- Serapion and His Extant Works
- The Writings of Clement
- The Scriptures Mentioned by Him
- Heraclas
- Origen's Earnest Study of the Divine Scriptures
- The Translator Symmachus
- Ambrose
- Circumstances Related of Origen
- The Extant Works of the Writers of That Age
- The Bishops That Were Well Known at That Time
- The Works of Hippolytus Which Have Reached Us
- Origen's Zeal and His Elevation to the Presbyterate
- The Commentaries Which He Prepared at Alexandria
- His Review of the Canonical Scriptures
- Heraclas Becomes Bishop of Alexandria
- How the Bishops Regarded Origen
- The Persecution Under Maximinus
- Fabianus, Who Was Wonderfully Designated Bishop of Rome by God
- The Pupils of Origen
- Africanus
- The Commentaries Which Origen Composed in Cæsarea in Palestine
- The Error of Beryllus
- Philip Cæsar
- Dionysius Succeeds Heraclas in the Episcopate
- Other Works of Origen
- The Dissension of the Arabians
- The Heresy of the Elkesites
- The Persecution Under Decius, and the Sufferings of Origen
- The Events Which Happened to Dionysius
- The Martyrs in Alexandria
- Others of Whom Dionysius Gives an Account
- Novatus, His Manner of Life and His Heresy
- Dionysius' Account of Serapion
- An Epistle of Dionysius to Novatus
- Other Epistles of Dionysius
- Book VII
- Introduction (i, 3)
- The Wickedness of Decius and Gallus
- The Bishops of Rome in Those Times
- Cyprian, and the Bishops With Him, First Taught That it Was Necessary to Purify…
- The Epistles Which Dionysius Wrote on This Subject
- The Peace Following the Persecution
- The Heresy of Sabellius
- The Abominable Error of the Heretics; the Divine Vision of Dionysius; and the…
- The Heterodoxy of Novatus
- The Ungodly Baptism of the Heretics
- Valerian and the Persecution Under Him
- The Events Which Happened at This Time to Dionysius and Those in Egypt
- The Martyrs in Cæsarea in Palestine
- The Peace Under Gallienus
- The Bishops That Flourished at That Time
- The Martyrdom of Marinus at Cæsarea
- Story in Regard to Astyrius
- The Signs at Paneas of the Great Might of Our Saviour
- The Statue Which the Woman With an Issue of Blood Erected
- The Episcopal Chair of James
- The Festal Epistles of Dionysius, in Which He Also Gives a Paschal Canon
- The Occurrences at Alexandria
- The Pestilence Which Came Upon Them
- The Reign of Gallienus
- Nepos and His Schism
- The Apocalypse of John
- The Epistles of Dionysius
- Paul of Samosata, and the Heresy Introduced by Him at Antioch
- The Illustrious Bishops of That Time
- Paul, Having Been Refuted by Malchion, a Presbyter From the Sophists, Was…
- The Epistle of the Bishops Against Paul
- The Perversive Heresy of the Manicheans Which Began at This Time
- The Distinguished Ecclesiastics of Our Day, and Which of Them Survived Until…
- Book VIII
- Introduction (i, 4)
- The Events Which Preceded the Persecution in Our Times
- The Destruction of the Churches
- The Nature of the Conflicts Endured in the Persecution
- The Famous Martyrs of God, Who Filled Every Place With Their Memory and Won…
- Those in Nicomedia
- Those in the Palace
- The Egyptians in Phœnicia
- Those in Egypt
- Those in Thebais
- The Writings of Phileas the Martyr Describing the Occurrences at Alexandria
- Those in Phrygia
- Many Others, Both Men and Women, Who Suffered in Various Ways
- The Bishops of the Church That Evinced by Their Blood the Genuineness of the…
- The Character of the Enemies of Religion
- The Events Which Happened to the Heathen
- The Change of Affairs for the Better
- The Revocation of the Rulers
- Martyrs of Palestine.
- Introduction (i, 5)
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Book IX
- The Pretended Relaxation
- The Subsequent Reverse
- The Newly Erected Statue at Antioch
- The Memorials Against Us
- The Forged Acts
- Those Who Suffered Martyrdom at This Time
- The Decree Against Us Which Was Engraved on Pillars
- The Misfortunes Which Happened in Connection With These Things, in Famine…
- The Victory of the God-Beloved Emperors
- The Overthrow of the Tyrants and the Words Which They Uttered Before Their Death
- The Final Destruction of the Enemies of Religion
- Book X
- The Peace Granted Us by God
- The Restoration of the Churches
- The Dedications in Every Place
- Panegyric on the Splendor of Affairs
- Copies of Imperial Laws
- Copy of an Imperial Epistle in Which Money is Granted to the Churches
- The Exemption of the Clergy
- The Subsequent Wickedness of Licinius, and His Death
- The Victory of Constantine, and the Blessings Which Under Him Accrued to the…
- Supplementary Notes and Tables.
- Introduction (i, 6)
- On Bk. III. Chap. 3, § 5 (Note 17, Continued)
- On Bk. III. Chap. 3, § 6 (Note 22, Continued)
- On Bk. III. Chap. 24, § 17 (Note 18 Continued)
- On Bk. III. Chap. 25, § 4 (Note 18 Continued)
- On Bk. III. Chap. 28, § 1
- On Bk. III. Chap. 32, § 6 (Note 14a)
- On Bk. III. Chap. 36 § 13
- On Bk. III. Chap. 39, § 1 (Note 1, Continued)
- On Bk. III. Chap. 39, § 6
- On Bk. III. Chap. 39, § 16
- On Bk. IV. Chap. 10
- On Bk. IV. Chap. 18, § 2
- On Bk. V. Introd. § I (Note 3, Continued). The Successors of Antoninus Pius
- On Bk. V. Chap. 1, § 27 (Note 26, Continued)
- On Bk. VI. Chap. 2 (Note 1, Continued). Origen's Life and Writings
- On Bk. VI. Chap. 8, § 5 (Note 4). Origen and Demetrius
- On Bk. VI. Chap. 12, § 6
- On Bk. VI. Chap. 23, § 4 (Note 6). Origen's Visit to Achaia
- On Bk. VII. Chap. 25, § 11
- On Bk. VII. Chap. 26, § 1 (Note 4, Continued)
- On Bk. VIII. Chap. 2, § 4 (Note 3, Continued). The Causes of the Diocletian…
- On Bk. X. Chap. 8, § 4 (Note I, A)
- Roman Emperors
- The Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, Mentioned by Eusebius
- Bishops of Alexandria
- Bishops of Antioch
- Bishops of Jerusalem
- The Roman Method of Counting the Days of the Month
- Macedonian Months