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So Constantine himself, going about, prepared a tomb for himself, 2.34.6 and from this, as from a certain beginning of a custom that had arisen, the Christian emperors who died after this in Constantinople are buried there, and not only them, but also bishops, since, I think, the priesthood is of equal honor with the empire, or rather, indeed, holding the first place in sacred matters.

3.t.1 OF THE SAME, ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY, BOOK THREE 3.1.1 The events that happened to the churches during the reign of Constantine

were thus. But when he died, the dogma of those who had assembled at Nicaea was again brought into question; for even if not all accepted it, 3.1.2 while Constantine was still alive no one dared to openly reject it. But when he died, many apostatized from this doctrine; these were the ones who had even before been suspected of betraying it; and most of all, Eusebius and Theognius of Bithynia made the greatest 3.1.3 effort to establish the doctrine of Arius. They thought they would accomplish this easily, if they could prevent the return of Athanasius from exile, and hand over the churches in Egypt to someone of their own opinion. And they labored at this, having as their agent the presbyter who had been the cause of Arius's recall under Constantine. For he happened to be in favor with the Emperor Constantius, because he had preserved his father's will for him. 3.1.4 As a trusted person he gained influence even with the emperor's wife, and became an intimate of the powerful chamberlain eunuchs; Eusebius was at that time the head of the imperial household, who, having become a promoter of the Arian doctrine, made the empress and many of those about the palace like-minded with himself. 3.1.5 And from this, frequent discussions, both private and public, again arose concerning the dogma, and with them insults and animosities. And the affair proceeded according to the mind of Theognius and his party.

3.2.1 At this time Athanasius returned from the western part of Galatia to Alexandria. Constantine, while still alive, had determined to recall him; and it is said that he had expressed this wish in his will; but since death came first, his son of the same name, who ruled over the western Gauls, permitted his return, giving him letters to the people of 3.2.2 Alexandria. Having found these translated from the Roman language, I have inserted them as I found them; they are as follows: 3.2.3 "Constantine Caesar to the people of the catholic church of the city of Alexandria. "7I think that nothing has escaped the knowledge of your sacred mind, "7that for this reason Athanasius, the minister of the venerable law, was for a time "7sent into the Gauls, so that, since the savagery of his bloodthirsty "7and hostile enemies persisted to the peril of his sacred person, he might not 3.2.4 "7suffer irreparable harm through the perversity of evil men. To escape "7this, therefore, he was snatched from the jaws of the men who threatened him "7and was ordered to live under my protection, so that in this city in "7which he stayed he might abound in all necessities, even though his "7renowned virtue, trusting in divine aid, makes light of the burdens of a harsher 3.2.5 "7<fortune>; therefore, although our lord, Constantine Augustus of blessed memory, "7my father, had resolved to restore this same bishop to his own place for your "7most beloved piety, yet since, being overtaken by human lot before "7he could fulfill his wish, he has gone to his rest, I have thought it proper to carry out the "7decision of the emperor of divine memory, which I have inherited. When he "7attains the sight of you, you will know with how much respect he has been treated by me. 3.2.6 "7For it is no wonder, whatever I may have done for him; for my soul was stirred "7both by the longing for you

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δὴ περιὼν αὐτὸς Κωνσταντῖνος ἑαυτῷ τάφον κατεσκεύασεν, 2.34.6 ἀπὸ τούτου δὲ ὡς ἔκ τινος ἀρχῆς ἔθους γενομένου καὶ οἱ μετὰ ταῦτα τελευτήσαντες ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει βασιλεῖς Χριστιανοὶ κεῖνται, οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐπίσκοποι, ὡς καὶ τῆς ἱερωσύνης ὁμοτίμου οἶμαι τῇ βασιλείᾳ οὔσης, μᾶλλον μὲν οὖν ἐν τοῖς ἱεροῖς τόποις καὶ τὰ πρῶτα ἐχούσης.

3.τ.1 ΤΟΥ ΑΥΤΟΥ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΤΟΜΟΣ ΤΡΙΤΟΣ 3.1.1 Τὰ μὲν δὴ κατὰ τὴν Κωνσταντίνου βασιλείαν συμβάντα ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις

ὧδε ἔσχε. τελευτήσαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ πάλιν εἰς ζήτησιν ἤγετο τῶν ἐν Νικαίᾳ συνελθόντων τὸ δόγμα· τοῦτο γὰρ εἰ καὶ μὴ πάντες ἀπεδέχοντο, Κωνσταν3.1.2 τίνου ἔτι περιόντος τῷ βίῳ οὐδεὶς περιφανῶς ἐκβαλεῖν ἐτόλμησεν. ὡς δὲ ἐτελεύτησε, πολλοὶ ταύτης τῆς δόξης ἀπέστησαν· οὗτοι δὲ ἦσαν οἱ καὶ πρὶν ἐπὶ προδοσίᾳ ταύτης ὕποπτοι· πάντων δὲ μάλιστα πλείστην ἐποιοῦντο σπου3.1.3 δὴν τὴν ᾿Αρείου δόξαν κρατεῖν Εὐσέβιος καὶ Θεόγνιος οἱ ἐκ Βιθυνίας. ᾤοντο δὲ τοῦτο κατορθώσειν ῥᾳδίως, εἰ τὴν ἐκ τῆς ὑπερορίας κάθοδον ᾿Αθανασίῳ ἀνέλοιεν, ὁμοδόξῳ δὲ αὐτοῖς τὰς κατ' Αἴγυπτον ἐκκλησίας παραδοῖεν. καὶ οἱ μὲν τάδε ἐπόνουν ὑπουργὸν ἔχοντες τὸν πρεσβύτερον, ὃς αἴτιος ἐπὶ Κωνσταντίνου ἐγένετο τῆς ᾿Αρείου ἀνακλήσεως. ἐτύγχανε γὰρ καὶ Κωνσταντίῳ τῷ βασιλεῖ κεχαρισμένος, καθότι τὴν πατρῴαν αὐτῷ διαθήκην ἀπέσωσεν. 3.1.4 οἷά τε πιστὸς παρρησίαν λαβὼν μέχρι τῆς βασιλέως γαμετῆς, καὶ τῶν ἐν δυνάμει θαλαμηπόλων εὐνούχων συνήθης ἐγένετο· προειστήκει δὲ τότε τῆς βασιλικῆς οἰκίας Εὐσέβιος, ὃς ἐπαινέτης τῆς ᾿Αρείου δόξης γενόμενος ὁμόφρονας ἑαυτῷ τὴν βασιλίδα καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν περὶ τὰ βασίλεια κατεστή3.1.5 σατο. ἐντεῦθέν τε πάλιν περὶ τοῦ δόγματος ἰδίᾳ τε καὶ δημοσίᾳ συχναὶ διαλέξεις ἐγίνοντο, σὺν ταύταις τε καὶ ὕβρεις καὶ ἀπέχθειαι. καὶ τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῖς ἀμφὶ Θεόγνιον κατὰ γνώμην προὐχώρει. 3.2.1 ᾿Εν τούτῳ δὲ ᾿Αθανάσιος ἐκ τῆς πρὸς δύσιν Γαλατίας ἐπανῆλθεν εἰς ᾿Αλεξάνδρειαν. τοῦτον δὲ καὶ Κωνσταντῖνος περιὼν μετακαλεῖσθαι προῄρητο· λέγεται δὲ καὶ ἐν ταῖς αὐτοῦ διαθήκαις ἐθελῆσαι τοῦτο· ἐπεὶ δὲ φθάσας ἐτελεύτησεν, ὁ ὁμώνυμος αὐτῷ παῖς, ὃς καὶ τῶν πρὸς ἑσπέραν Γαλατῶν ἦρχεν, ἐπέτρεψεν αὐτῷ τὴν κάθοδον, γράμματα δοὺς πρὸς τὸν ᾿Αλεξαν3.2.2 δρέων λαόν. ταῦτα δὲ ἐκ τῆς ῾Ρωμαίων μεταβληθέντα φωνῆς εὑρών, ὡς ηὗρον καὶ παρέθηκα· ἔχει δὲ ὧδε· 3.2.3 «Κωνσταντῖνος Καῖσαρ λαῷ τῆς καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας ᾿Αλεξανδρείας πόλεως. "7Οὐδὲν τὴν τῆς ὑμετέρας ἱερᾶς ἐννοίας ἀποπεφευγέναι γνῶσιν οἶμαι "7διὰ τοῦτο ᾿Αθανάσιον τὸν τοῦ προσκυνητοῦ νόμου ὑποφήτην πρὸς καιρὸν "7εἰς τὰς Γαλλίας ἀπεστάλθαι, ἵνα, ἐπειδὴ ἡ ἀγριότης τῶν αἱμοβόρων αὐτοῦ "7καὶ πολεμίων ἐχθρῶν εἰς κίνδυνον τῆς ἱερᾶς αὐτοῦ κεφαλῆς ἐπέμενε, μὴ 3.2.4 "7ἄρα διὰ τῆς τῶν φαύλων διαστροφῆς ἀνήκεστα ὑποστῇ. πρὸς τὸ δια"7παῖξαι τοίνυν ταύτην ἀφῃρέθη τῶν φαρύγγων τῶν ἐπικειμένων αὐτῷ "7ἀνδρῶν καὶ ὑπ' ἐμοὶ διάγειν κεκέλευσται οὕτως, ὡς ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ πόλει ἐν "7ᾗ διέτριβε πᾶσι τοῖς ἀναγκαίοις ἐμπλεονάζειν, εἰ καὶ τὰ μάλιστα αὐτοῦ "7ἡ ἀοίδιμος ἀρετὴ ταῖς θείαις πεποιθυῖα βοηθείαις καὶ τὰ τῆς τραχυτέρας 3.2.5 "7<τύχης> ἄχθη ἐξουθενεῖ· τοιγαροῦν εἰ καὶ τὰ μάλιστα πρὸς τὴν προσφιλε"7στάτην ὑμῶν θεοσέβειαν ὁ δεσπότης ἡμῶν, ὁ τῆς μακαρίας μνήμης Κων"7σταντῖνος ὁ Σεβαστός, ὁ ἐμὸς πατήρ, τὸν αὐτὸν ἐπίσκοπον τῷ ἰδίῳ τόπῳ "7παρασχεῖν προῄρητο, ὅμως ἐπειδὴ ἀνθρωπίνῳ κλήρῳ προληφθεὶς πρὸ "7τοῦ τὴν εὐχὴν πληρῶσαι ἀνεπαύσατο, ἀκόλουθον ἡγησάμην τὴν προαίρεσιν "7τοῦ τῆς θείας μνήμης βασιλέως διαδεξάμενος πληρῶσαι. ὅστις ἐπειδὰν τῆς "7ὑμετέρας τύχῃ προσόψεως, ὅσης παρ' ἐμοῦ αἰδοῦς τετύχηκε, γνώσεσθε. 3.2.6 "7οὐ γὰρ θαυμαστόν, εἴ τι δ' ἂν ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ πεποίηκα· καὶ γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ψυχὴν "7ἥ τε τοῦ ὑμετέρου πόθου