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takes up the ministry; but not long after he had fallen asleep, Hermon, the last of those up to the persecution in our time, succeeds to the apostolic throne which has been preserved there until now. 7.32.30 And in Alexandria, Theonas succeeds Maximus, who had been bishop for eighteen years after the death of Dionysius; in his time, Achillas was well-known in Alexandria, having been deemed worthy of the presbytery at the same time as Pierius, having been entrusted with the school of sacred faith, having demonstrated a very rare work of philosophy and a genuine manner of evangelical life second to none. 7.32.31 After Theonas had served for nineteen years, Peter succeeds to the episcopate of Alexandria, he himself also having been especially distinguished for twelve whole years, of which he led the church for not even three full years before the persecution, and for the rest of his life, he conducted himself with a more intense asceticism and also took conspicuous care for the common benefit of the churches. For this reason, then, in the ninth year of the persecution, he was beheaded and adorned with the crown of martyrdom. 7.32.32 Having in these matters described the subject of the successions, extending from the birth of our Savior to the destruction of the houses of prayer, a period of three hundred and five years, come, let us next leave behind in writing for those after us to know the contests of those in our time who acted bravely for the sake of piety, how many and how great they were. 8.pin.t The eighth book of the ecclesiastical history contains the following: 8.pin.1 A Concerning the events before the persecution in our time. B Concerning the destruction of the churches. C Concerning the manner of those who contended during the persecution. D Concerning the renowned martyrs of God, how they filled every place with their memory, having bound on various crowns for the sake of piety. E Concerning those in Nicomedia. Concerning those in the imperial households. G Concerning the Egyptians in Phoenicia. H Concerning those in Egypt. I Concerning those in the Thebaid. J The written instructions of Phileas the martyr concerning the events in Alexandria. K Concerning those in Phrygia. L Concerning very many other men and women who contended in various ways. M Concerning the presidents of the church who demonstrated the genuineness of the piety they professed through their own blood. N Concerning the manner of the enemies of piety. O Concerning the things that happened to those outside. P Concerning the change of affairs for the better. Q Concerning the recantation of the rulers. Having described the succession of the apostles in seven whole books, in this eighth writing we think it one of the most necessary things to hand down to the knowledge of those after us also the events of our own time, which are worthy of no ordinary record, and our account will begin from this point. 8.1.1 How much and what kind of glory and freedom of speech the doctrine of piety toward the God of the universe, which was proclaimed to the world through Christ, was esteemed worthy of among all men, both Greeks and barbarians, before the persecution in our time, is greater than we are able to describe adequately; 8.1.2 but proofs of this would be the friendly dispositions of the rulers toward our people, to whom they entrusted even the governorships of the provinces, releasing them from the anxiety about sacrificing, on account of the great friendliness they maintained toward their doctrine. 8.1.3 What need is there to speak about those in the imperial households and the rulers over all? who allowed their own household members to speak freely in their presence concerning the divine word and life, with their wives and children and servants, all but permitting them even to boast in the freedom of their faith; whom they considered exceptionally and more acceptable than their fellow servants, 8.1.4 such was that Dorotheus, most well-disposed and most faithful to them of all and for these reasons especially most honored beyond those in high offices and governorships, and with him the celebrated Gorgonius and as many as were likewise deemed worthy of the same honor as these on account of the word of God; 8.1.5 and what honor the rulers in each church received from all

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λειτουργίαν παραλαμβάνει· μετ' οὐ πολὺ δὲ τούτου κεκοιμημένου, Ἕρμων ὕστατος τῶν μέχρι τοῦ καθ' ἡμᾶς διωγμοῦ τὸν εἰς ἔτι νῦν ἐκεῖσε πεφυλαγμένον ἀποστολικὸν διαδέχεται θρόνον. 7.32.30 καὶ ἐπ' Ἀλεξανδρείας δὲ Μάξιμον ὀκτωκαίδεκα ἔτεσιν μετὰ τὴν ∆ιονυσίου τελευτὴν ἐπισκοπεύσαντα Θεωνᾶς διαδέχεται· καθ' ὃν ἐπὶ τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας ἐπὶ ταὐτὸν τῷ Πιερίῳ πρεσβυτερίου ἠξιωμένος Ἀχιλλᾶς ἐγνωρίζετο, τῆς ἱερᾶς πίστεως τὸ διδασκαλεῖον ἐγκεχειρισμένος, οὐδενὸς ἧττον σπανιώτατον φιλοσοφίας ἔργον καὶ πολιτείας εὐαγγελικῆς τρόπον γνήσιον ἐπιδεδειγμένος. 7.32.31 μετὰ δὲ Θεωνᾶν ἐννεακαίδεκα ἔτεσιν ἐξυπηρετησάμενον διαδέχεται τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν τῶν ἐπ' Ἀλεξανδρείας Πέτρος, ἐν τοῖς μάλιστα καὶ αὐτὸς διαπρέψας ἐφ' ὅλοις δυοκαίδεκα ἐνιαυτοῖς, ὧν πρὸ τοῦ διωγμοῦ τρισὶν οὐδ' ὅλοις ἔτεσιν ἡγησάμενος τῆς ἐκκλησίας, τὸν λοιπὸν τοῦ βίου χρόνον εὐτονωτέρᾳ τῇ συνασκήσει ἑαυτόν τε ἦγεν καὶ τῆς κοινῆς τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν ὠφελείας οὐκ ἀφανῶς ἐπεμέλετο. ταύτῃ δ' οὖν ἐνάτῳ ἔτει τοῦ διωγμοῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν ἀποτμηθεὶς τῷ τοῦ μαρτυρίου κατεκοσμήθη στεφάνῳ. 7.32.32 Ἐν τούτοις τὴν τῶν διαδοχῶν περιγράψαντες ὑπόθεσιν, ἀπὸ τῆς τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν γενέσεως ἐπὶ τὴν τῶν προσευκτηρίων καθαίρεσιν εἰς ἔτη συντείνουσαν πέντε καὶ τριακόσια, φέρε, ἑξῆς τοὺς καθ' ἡμᾶς τῶν ὑπὲρ εὐσεβείας ἀνδρισαμένων ἀγῶνας, ὅσοι τε καὶ ὁπηλίκοι γεγόνασιν, καὶ τοῖς μεθ' ἡμᾶς εἰδέναι διὰ γραφῆς καταλείψωμεν. 8.pin.t Η Τάδε καὶ ἡ ὀγδόη περιέχει βίβλος τῆς ἐκκλησιαστικῆς ἱστορίασ 8.pin.1 Α Περὶ τῶν πρὸ τοῦ καθ' ἡμᾶς διωγμοῦ. Β Περὶ τῆς τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν καθαιρέσεως. Γ Περὶ τοῦ τρόπου τῶν κατὰ τὸν διωγμὸν ἠγωνισμένων. ∆ Περὶ τῶν ἀοιδίμων τοῦ θεοῦ μαρτύρων, ὡς πάντα τόπον ἔπλησαν τῆς ἑαυτῶν μνήμης, ποικίλους τοὺς ὑπὲρ εὐσεβείας ἀναδησάμενοι στεφάνους. Ε Περὶ τῶν κατὰ Νικομήδειαν. Περὶ τῶν κατὰ τοὺς βασιλικοὺς οἴκους. Ζ Περὶ τῶν κατὰ Φοινίκην Αἰγυπτίων. Η Περὶ τῶν κατὰ τὴν Αἴγυπτον. Θ Περὶ τῶν κατὰ Θηβαΐδα. Ι Φιλέου μάρτυρος περὶ τῶν κατ' Ἀλεξάνδρειαν πεπραγμένων ἔγγραφοι διδασκαλίαι. ΙΑ Περὶ τῶν κατὰ Φρυγίαν. ΙΒ Περὶ πλείστων ἑτέρων ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν διαφόρως ἠγωνισμένων. ΙΓ Περὶ τῶν τῆς ἐκκλησίας προέδρων τῶν τὸ γνήσιον ἧς ἐπρέσβευον εὐσεβείας διὰ τοῦ σφῶν αἵματος ἐπιδεδειγμένων. Ι∆ Περὶ τοῦ τρόπου τῶν τῆς εὐσεβείας ἐχθρῶν. ΙΕ Περὶ τῶν τοῖς ἐκτὸς συμβεβηκότων. Ι Περὶ τῆς ἐπὶ τὸ κρεῖττον τῶν πραγμάτων μεταβολῆς. ΙΖ Περὶ τῆς τῶν κρατούντων παλινῳδίας. Τὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων διαδοχὴν ἐν ὅλοις ἑπτὰ περιγράψαντες βιβλίοις, ἐν ὀγδόῳ τούτῳ συγγράμματι τὰ καθ' ἡμᾶς αὐτούς, οὐ τῆς τυχούσης ἄξια ὄντα γραφῆς, ἕν τι τῶν ἀναγκαιοτάτων ἡγούμεθα δεῖν εἰς γνῶσιν καὶ τῶν μεθ' ἡμᾶς παραδοῦναι, καὶ ἄρξεταί γε ὁ λόγος ἡμῖν ἐντεῦθεν. 8.1.1 Ὅσης μὲν καὶ ὁποίας πρὸ τοῦ καθ' ἡμᾶς διωγμοῦ δόξης ὁμοῦ καὶ παρρησίας ὁ διὰ Χριστοῦ τῷ βίῳ κατηγγελμένος τῆς εἰς τὸν τῶν ὅλων θεὸν εὐσεβείας λόγος παρὰ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις, Ἕλλησί τε καὶ βαρβάροις, ἠξίωτο, μεῖζον ἢ καθ' ἡμᾶς ἐπαξίως διηγήσασθαι· 8.1.2 τεκμήρια δ' ἂν γένοιτο τῶν κρατούντων αἱ περὶ τοὺς ἡμετέρους δεξιώσεις, οἷς καὶ τὰς τῶν ἐθνῶν ἐνεχείριζον ἡγεμονίας, τῆς περὶ τὸ θύειν ἀγωνίας κατὰ πολλὴν ἣν ἀπέσῳζον περὶ τὸ δόγμα φιλίαν αὐτοὺς ἀπαλλάττοντες. 8.1.3 τί δεῖ περὶ τῶν κατὰ τοὺς βασιλικοὺς λέγειν οἴκους καὶ τῶν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν ἀρχόντων; οἳ τοῖς οἰκείοις εἰς πρόσωπον ἐπὶ τῷ θείῳ παρρησιαζομένοις λόγῳ τε καὶ βίῳ συνεχώρουν, γαμεταῖς καὶ παισὶ καὶ οἰκέταις, μόνον οὐχὶ καὶ ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι ἐπὶ τῇ παρρησίᾳ τῆς πίστεως ἐπιτρέποντες· οὓς ἐξόχως καὶ μᾶλλον τῶν συνθεραπόντων ἀποδεκτοὺς ἡγοῦντο, 8.1.4 οἷος ἐκεῖνος ἦν ∆ωρόθεος, πάντων αὐτοῖς εὐνούστατός τε καὶ πιστότατος καὶ τούτων ἕνεκα διαφερόντως παρὰ τοὺς ἐν ἀρχαῖς καὶ ἡγεμονίαις ἐντιμότατος, ὅ τε σὺν αὐτῷ περιβόητος Γοργόνιος καὶ ὅσοι τῆς αὐτῆς ὁμοίως τούτοις ἠξίωντο διὰ τὸν τοῦ θεοῦ λόγον τιμῆς· 8.1.5 οἵας τε καὶ τοὺς καθ' ἑκάστην ἐκκλησίαν ἄρχοντας παρὰ πᾶσιν