Eusebius of Caesarea

The Church History of Eusebius

4th c.

Classic translation

Church History · English translation, 1890

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