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Eusebius of Caesarea
The Church History

EcclesiologyMartyrdom

The Church History

Eusebius of Caesarea · c. 313–324 AD

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The foundational history of Christianity from the apostolic age to Constantine, establishing the genre of church history.

Table of Contents

1Testimonies of the Ancients in Favor of Eusebius 2Testimonies of the Ancients Against Eusebius 1Book I 1The Plan of the Work 2Summary View of the Pre-existence and Divinity of Our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ 3The Name Jesus and also the Name Christ were known from the Beginning, and were honored by the Inspired Prophets 4The Religion Proclaimed by Him to All Nations Was Neither New Nor Strange 5The Time of his Appearance among Men 6About the Time of Christ, in accordance with Prophecy, the Rulers who had governed the Jewish Nation in Regular Succession from the Days of Antiquity came to an End, and Herod, the First Foreigner, Became King 7The Alleged Discrepancy in the Gospels in regard to the Genealogy of Christ 8The Cruelty of Herod toward the Infants, and the Manner of his Death 9The Times of Pilate 10The High Priests of the Jews under whom Christ taught 11Testimonies in Regard to John the Baptist and Christ 12The Disciples of our Saviour 13Narrative concerning the Prince of the Edessenes 2Book II 1The Course pursued by the Apostles after the Ascension of Christ 2How Tiberius was affected when informed by Pilate concerning Christ 3The Doctrine of Christ soon spread throughout All the World 4After the Death of Tiberius, Caius appointed Agrippa King of the Jews, having punished Herod with Perpetual Exile 5Philo's Embassy to Caius in Behalf of the Jews 6The Misfortunes which overwhelmed the Jews after their Presumption against Christ 7Pilate's Suicide 8The Famine which took Place in the Reign of Claudius 9The Martyrdom of James the Apostle 10Agrippa, who was also called Herod, having persecuted the Apostles, immediately experienced the Divine Vengeance 11The Impostor Theudas and his Followers 12Helen, the Queen of the Osrhœnians 13Simon Magus 14The Preaching of the Apostle Peter in Rome 15The Gospel according to Mark 16Mark first proclaimed Christianity to the Inhabitants of Egypt 17Philo's Account of the Ascetics of Egypt 18The Works of Philo that have come down to us 19The Calamity which befell the Jews in Jerusalem on the Day of the Passover 20The Events which took Place in Jerusalem during the Reign of Nero 21The Egyptian, who is mentioned also in the Acts of the Apostles 22Paul having been sent bound from Judea to Rome, made his Defense, and was acquitted of every Charge 23The Martyrdom of James, who was called the Brother of the Lord 24Annianus the First Bishop of the Church of Alexandria after Mark 25The Persecution under Nero in which Paul and Peter were honored at Rome with Martyrdom in Behalf of Religion 26The Jews, afflicted with Innumerable Evils, commenced the Last War Against the Romans 3Book III 1The Parts of the World in which the Apostles preached Christ 2The First Ruler of the Church of Rome 3The Epistles of the Apostles 4The First Successors of the Apostles 5The Last Siege of the Jews after Christ 6The Famine which oppressed them 7The Predictions of Christ 8The Signs which preceded the War 9Josephus and the Works which he has left 10The Manner in which Josephus mentions the Divine Books 11Symeon rules the Church of Jerusalem after James 12Vespasian commands the Descendants of David to be sought 13Anencletus, the Second Bishop of Rome 14Abilius, the Second Bishop of Alexandria 15Clement, the Third Bishop of Rome 16The Epistle of Clement 17The Persecution under Domitian 18The Apostle John and the Apocalypse 19Domitian commands the Descendants of David to be slain 20The Relatives of our Saviour 21Cerdon becomes the Third Ruler of the Church of Alexandria 22Ignatius, the Second Bishop of Antioch 23Narrative Concerning John the Apostle 24The Order of the Gospels 25The Divine Scriptures that are accepted and those that are not 26Menander the Sorcerer 27The Heresy of the Ebionites 28Cerinthus the Heresiarch 29Nicolaus and the Sect named after him 30The Apostles that were Married 31The Death of John and Philip 32Symeon, Bishop of Jerusalem, suffers Martyrdom 33Trajan forbids the Christians to be sought after 34Evarestus, the Fourth Bishop of the Church of Rome 35Justus, the Third Bishop of Jerusalem 36Ignatius and His Epistles 37The Evangelists that were still Eminent at that Time 38The Epistle of Clement and the Writings falsely ascribed to him 39The Writings of Papias 4Book IV 1The Bishops of Rome and of Alexandria during the Reign of Trajan 2The Calamities of the Jews during Trajan's Reign 3The Apologists that wrote in Defense of the Faith during the Reign of Adrian 4The Bishops of Rome and of Alexandria under the Same Emperor 5The Bishops of Jerusalem from the Age of our Saviour to the Period under Consideration 6The Last Siege of the Jews under Adrian 7The Persons that became at that Time Leaders of Knowledge falsely so-called 8Ecclesiastical Writers 9The Epistle of Adrian, decreeing that we should not be punished without a Trial 10The Bishops of Rome and of Alexandria during the Reign of Antoninus 11The Heresiarchs of that Age 12The Apology of Justin addressed to Antoninus 13The Epistle of Antoninus to the Common Assembly of Asia in Regard to our Doctrine 14The Circumstances related of Polycarp, a Friend of the Apostles 15Under Verus, Polycarp with Others suffered Martyrdom at Smyrna 16Justin the Philosopher preaches the Word of Christ in Rome and suffers Martyrdom 17The Martyrs whom Justin mentions in his Own Work 18The Works of Justin which have come down to us 19The Rulers of the Churches of Rome and Alexandria during the Reign of Verus 20The Rulers of the Church of Antioch 21The Ecclesiastical Writers that flourished in Those Days 22Hegesippus and the Events which he mentions 23Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth, and the Epistles which he wrote 24Theophilus Bishop of Antioch 25Philip and Modestus 26Melito and the Circumstances which he records 27Apolinarius, Bishop of the Church of Hierapolis 28Musanus and His Writings 29The Heresy of Tatian 30Bardesanes the Syrian and his Extant Works 5Book V 1The Number of those who fought for Religion in Gaul Under Verus and the Nature of their Conflicts 2The Martyrs, beloved of God, kindly ministered unto those who fell in the Persecution 3The Vision which appeared in a Dream to the Witness Attalus 4Irenæus commended by the Witnesses in a Letter 5God sent Rain from Heaven for Marcus Aurelius Cæsar in Answer to the Prayers of our People 6Catalogue of the Bishops of Rome 7Even down to those Times Miracles were performed by the Faithful 8The Statements of Irenæus in regard to the Divine Scriptures 9The Bishops under Commodus 10Pantænus the Philosopher 11Clement of Alexandria 12The Bishops in Jerusalem 13Rhodo and his Account of the Dissension of Marcion 14The False Prophets of the Phrygians 15The Schism of Blastus at Rome 16The Circumstances related of Montanus and his False Prophets 17Miltiades and His Works 18The Manner in which Apollonius refuted the Phrygians, and the Persons whom he Mentions 19Serapion on the Heresy of the Phrygians 20The Writings of Irenæus against the Schismatics at Rome 21How Appolonius suffered Martyrdom at Rome 22The Bishops that were well known at this Time 23The Question then agitated concerning the Passover 24The Disagreement in Asia 25How All came to an Agreement respecting the Passover 26The Elegant Works of Irenæus which have come down to us 27The Works of Others that flourished at that Time 28Those who first advanced the Heresy of Artemon; their Manner of Life, and how they dared to corrupt the Sacred Scriptures 6Book VI 1The Persecution under Severus 2The Training of Origen from Childhood 3While still very Young, he taught diligently the Word of Christ 4The pupils of Origen that became Martyrs 5Potamiæna 6Clement of Alexandria 7The Writer, Judas 8Origen's Daring Deed 9The Miracles of Narcissus 10The Bishops of Jerusalem 11Alexander 12Serapion and his Extant Works 13The Writings of Clement 14The Scriptures mentioned by Him 15Heraclas 16Origen's Earnest Study of the Divine Scriptures 17The Translator Symmachus 18Ambrose 19Circumstances Related of Origen 20The Extant Works of the Writers of that Age 21The Bishops that were well known at that Time 22The Works of Hippolytus which have reached us 23Origen's Zeal and his Elevation to the Presbyterate 24The Commentaries which he prepared at Alexandria 25His Review of the Canonical Scriptures 26Heraclas becomes Bishop of Alexandria 27How the Bishops regarded Origen 28The Persecution under Maximinus 29Fabianus, who was wonderfully designated Bishop of Rome by God 30The Pupils of Origen 31Africanus 32The Commentaries which Origen composed in Cæsarea in Palestine 33The Error of Beryllus 34Philip Cæsar 35Dionysius succeeds Heraclas in the Episcopate 36Other Works of Origen 37The Dissension of the Arabians 38The Heresy of the Elkesites 39The Persecution under Decius, and the Sufferings of Origen 40The Events which happened to Dionysius 41The Martyrs in Alexandria 42Others of whom Dionysius gives an Account 43Novatus, his Manner of Life and his Heresy 44Dionysius' Account of Serapion 45An Epistle of Dionysius to Novatus 46Other Epistles of Dionysius 7Book VII 1The Wickedness of Decius and Gallus 2The Bishops of Rome in those Times 3Cyprian, and the Bishops with him, first taught that it was necessary to purify by Baptism those converted from Heresy 4The Epistles which Dionysius wrote on this Subject 5The Peace following the Persecution 6The Heresy of Sabellius 7The Abominable Error of the Heretics; the Divine Vision of Dionysius; and the Ecclesiastical Canon which he received 8The Heterodoxy of Novatus 9The Ungodly Baptism of the Heretics 10Valerian and the Persecution under him 11The Events which happened at this Time to Dionysius and those in Egypt 12The Martyrs in Cæsarea in Palestine 13The Peace under Gallienus 14The Bishops that flourished at that Time 15The Martyrdom of Marinus at Cæsarea 16Story in Regard to Astyrius 17The Signs at Paneas of the Great Might of our Saviour 18The Statue which the Woman with an Issue of Blood erected 19The Episcopal Chair of James 20The Festal Epistles of Dionysius, in which he also gives a Paschal Canon 21The Occurrences at Alexandria 22The Pestilence which came upon them 23The Reign of Gallienus 24Nepos and his Schism 25The Apocalypse of John 26The Epistles of Dionysius 27Paul of Samosata, and the Heresy introduced by him at Antioch 28The Illustrious Bishops of that Time 29Paul, having been refuted by Malchion, a Presbyter from the Sophists, was excommunicated 30The Epistle of the Bishops against Paul 31The Perversive Heresy of the Manicheans which began at this Time 32The Distinguished Ecclesiastics of our Day, and which of them survived until the Destruction of the Churches 8Book VIII 1The Events which preceded the Persecution in our Times 2The Destruction of the Churches 3The Nature of the Conflicts endured in the Persecution 4The Famous Martyrs of God, who filled Every Place with their Memory and won Various Crowns in behalf of Religion 5Those in Nicomedia 6Those in the Palace 7The Egyptians in Phœnicia 8Those in Egypt 9Those in Thebais 10The Writings of Phileas the Martyr describing the Occurrences at Alexandria 11Those in Phrygia 12Many Others, both Men and Women, who suffered in Various Ways 13The Bishops of the Church that evinced by their Blood the Genuineness of the Religion which they preached 14The Character of the Enemies of Religion 15The Events which happened to the Heathen 16The Change of Affairs for the Better 17The Revocation of the Rulers 18Chapter I 19Chapter II 20Chapter III 21Chapter IV 22Chapter V 23Chapter VI 24Chapter VII 25Chapter VIII 26Chapter IX 27Chapter X 28Chapter XI 29Chapter XII 30Chapter XIII 9Book IX 1The Pretended Relaxation 2The Subsequent Reverse 3The Newly Erected Statue at Antioch 4The Memorials against us 5The Forged Acts 6Those who suffered Martyrdom at this Time 7The Decree against us which was engraved on Pillars 8The Misfortunes which happened in Connection with these Things, in Famine, Pestilence, and War 9The Victory of the God-Beloved Emperors 10The Overthrow of the Tyrants and the Words which they uttered before their Death 11The Final Destruction of the Enemies of Religion 10Book X 1The Peace granted us by God 2The Restoration of the Churches 3The Dedications in Every Place 4Panegyric on the Splendor of Affairs 5Copies of Imperial Laws 6Copy of an Imperial Epistle in which Money is granted to the Churches 7The Exemption of the Clergy 8The Subsequent Wickedness of Licinius, and his Death 9The Victory of Constantine, and the Blessings which under him accrued to the Subjects of the Roman Empire 10On Bk. III. chap. 24, § 17 (note 18 continued)11On Bk. III. chap. 25, § 4 (note 18 continued)12On Bk. III. chap. 28, § 1 13On Bk. III. chap. 32, § 6 (note 14a)14On Bk. III. chap. 36 § 13 15On Bk. III. chap. 39, § 1 (note 1, continued)16On Bk. III. chap. 39, § 6 17On Bk. III. chap. 39, § 16 18On Bk. IV. chap. 10 19On Bk. IV. chap. 18, § 2 20On Bk. V. Introd. § I (note 3, continued). The Successors of Antoninus Pius 21On Bk. V. chap. 1, § 27 (note 26, continued)22On Bk. VI. chap. 2 (note 1, continued). Origen's Life and Writings 23On Bk. VI. chap. 8, § 5 (note 4). Origen and Demetrius 24On Bk. VI. chap. 12, § 6 25On Bk. VI. chap. 23, § 4 (note 6). Origen's Visit to Achaia 26On Bk. VII. chap. 25, § 11 27On Bk. VII. chap. 26, § 1 (note 4, continued)28On Bk. VIII. chap. 2, § 4 (note 3, continued). The Causes of the Diocletian Persecution 29On Bk. X. chap. 8, § 4 (note I, a)30Roman Emperors 31The Bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, mentioned by Eusebius 32Bishops of Alexandria 33Bishops of Antioch 34Bishops of Jerusalem 35The Roman Method of counting the Days of the Month 36Macedonian Months