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drove from the churches those who did not commune with Euzoius, and fined them and tortured them and otherwise afflicted them. 6.8.1 And then, as one may infer, even more terrible things than these would have occurred, if the war against Procopius had not supervened. For having usurped power in Constantinople and having gathered a large army in a short time, he hastened against Valens. 6.8.2 But he, having marched from Syria, engaged him near Nacoleia, a city of Phrygia; and through the betrayal of Agelon and Gomarius, his own generals, taking him alive, 6.8.3 he put both him and the traitors to a miserable death. For it is said that them, although he had sworn to treat them favorably, he had sawn in two. But as for Procopius, with two trees standing not far from each other having been bent down to the ground, he tied each of his legs to each tree and let them spring up. And they, straightening up to their usual position, tore the man asunder. 6.8.4 When the war had ended, he came to Nicaea; and being at peace, he again began to harass those who did not think concerning the divine as he did. He was exceedingly angry with those who had assembled at Lampsacus, because they had rejected both the bishops holding the opinions of Arius and the formulary concerning the faith set forth at Ariminum. 6.8.5 Being in such a rage, he brought Eleusius from Cyzicus, and having convened a synod of bishops of his own opinion, he compelled him to commune with them in their faith. At first he manfully resisted, but fearing exile and the confiscation of his property (for these were the threats for disobedience), 6.8.6 he did what was commanded. And immediately he repented, and upon his return to Cyzicus he publicly declared his error in the church and exhorted them to ordain another bishop; for it was no longer fitting for him to serve as a priest, having become a traitor to his own doctrine. But the people of Cyzicus, out of respect for the man's conduct, being exceedingly well-disposed towards him, did not choose to have another bishop. 6.8.7 When Eudoxius, who presided over the Arian doctrine in Constantinople, learned of this, he ordained Eunomius as bishop of Cyzicus; for he thought that he, being a clever speaker, would easily by some persuasion draw the people of Cyzicus over to his own doctrine. 6.8.8 When he arrived at Cyzicus, Eleusius having been expelled by the emperor's command, he took possession of the churches there. But those who followed Eleusius, having built an oratory outside the walls, held their services before the city. Now concerning Eunomius and the heresy named after him, I will speak a little later. 6..1 Similar evils were experienced also by those in Constantinople who held the doctrine of those who assembled at Nicaea, and with them also those who held the opinions of Novatus. And the emperor ordered all to be driven from the city, and the churches of the Novatians to be shut up; but of the others he had nothing to shut up; for already before, in the reign of Constantius, 6..2 they had been taken away. Nevertheless, he also condemned Agelius to exile at that time, who from the time of Constantine had presided over the Novatian church in Constantinople. And it was said that he conducted himself most admirably according to the ecclesiastical laws, and his life was—this indeed is the chief point in philosophy—free from the acquisition of money, and his manner showed it; for he used a single tunic and always went without shoes. Not long after, however, he was recalled and recovered the churches under him 6..3 and held his services without fear. The cause of these things was a certain Marcian, who was admired for his life and learning; formerly he had served in the palace, but at that time, being a presbyter of the Novatian sect, he was teaching grammar to the emperor's daughters, Anastasia and Carosa; whose public baths named after them exist in Constantinople to this day. For on account of the respect and favor towards him, only for the Novatians did the aforesaid things happen. 6.10.1 About this time a son, the namesake of the emperor Valentinian, was born in the West, and not long after Gratian also, whom he had before his reign, was appointed emperor. 6.10.2 Meanwhile, although of unusually large hail

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