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8.t.1 HERMIAS SOZOMEN'S ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY BOOK EIGHT

8.1.1 Thus Theodosius, having aggrandized the church to the utmost, died, being about sixty years old, of which he had reigned for sixteen. And he left as successors to his rule Arcadius, the elder of his sons, over the nations toward the east, and Honorius over those toward the west; both were of the same mind as their father concerning religion. At that time, Siricius presided over the Roman church after Damasus; Nectarius, over that in Constantinople; Theophilus, over that in Alexandria; Flavian, over that of the Antiochians; and8.1.2 John over <that> of Jerusalem. At this time the barbarian Huns overran some parts of Armenia and of the eastern dominion. And it was said that Rufinus, the 8.1.3 prefect of the East, had secretly brought them in to disturb the empire, being suspected also for other reasons of wishing to usurp the throne. But he was killed not long after on this charge. For as soon as the army returned from the battle against Eugenius and the emperor, as was the custom, went to meet it before Constantinople, the soldiers without delay killed Rufinus. 8.1.4 And these events became an occasion for religion to advance still more. For the rulers, out of piety, believed that the victories against the tyrants had been won for their own father, and that Rufinus, who was plotting 8.1.5 against their reign, had thus been effortlessly removed from their path, and for this reason they more zealously kept firmly the decrees made by former emperors on behalf of the churches and added their own gifts; and their subjects, looking to them, the Hellenes readily converted to Christianity, and heretics 8.1.6 joined the catholic church, while those of the Arian and Eunomian heresy, both because they were at variance among themselves for the reasons previously stated, were continually diminished in number. For many, from their opposition to one another, concluded that they did not hold right opinions concerning God, and went over to those of the same faith 8.1.7 as the rulers. But those in Constantinople who held the opinions of Macedonius were harmed at that time by not having a bishop. For from the time that they were deprived of their churches by Eudoxius and his party in the reign of Constantius, they continued under presbyters alone until the next 8.1.8 reign. But the Novatians, although some of them were disturbed by the dispute about Easter which Sabbatius had introduced, yet the majority remained peacefully in their own church. For they were not liable to the same penalties or laws as the other heresies, since they held the Trinity to be homoousion. And at that time, through the virtue of their leaders, they were more firmly established in concord. 8.1. For after the presidency of Agelius, they had obtained that of Marcian, a good man. And when he had recently died at about the present time, Sisinnius succeeded to his episcopate, a man most eloquent, and knowledgeable of the doctrines of philosophers and of the sacred books, and ready for disputations, so that even Eunomius, who was renowned for these things and who made this his 8.1.10 business, often declined discussions with him. And he was temperate in his life, so as to be above slander, but in his diet he was luxurious and varied, so that those who did not know him disbelieved that he could be temperate while living so luxuriously. And his character was charming and pleasant in company, and for these reasons he was agreeable both to the bishops of the catholic church and to those in authority and of repute. 8.1.11 He was exceedingly skillful at jesting with grace, bearing jests, enduring both without animosity, and answering questions elegantly and with quickness. Being asked, therefore, why 8.1.12 he bathed a second time of the

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8.τ.1 ΕΡΜΕΙΟΥ ΣΩΖΟΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΤΟΜΟΣ ΟΓ∆ΟΟΣ

8.1.1 ῟Ωδε μὲν ἐς τὰ μάλιστα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν αὐξήσας ἐτελεύτησε Θεοδόσιος ἀμφὶ τὰ ἑξήκοντα ἔτη γεγονώς, ἐκ τούτων δὲ δέκα καὶ ἓξ ἐβασίλευσε. καὶ διαδόχους κατέλιπε τῆς ἀρχῆς ᾿Αρκάδιον μὲν τὸν πρεσβύτερον τῶν υἱέων τῶν πρὸς ἕω ἐθνῶν, ᾿Ονώριον δὲ τῶν πρὸς ἑσπέραν· ἄμφω δὲ ὁμόφρονες τῷ πατρὶ περὶ τὴν θρησκείαν ἐγενέσθην. ἡγεῖτο δὲ τότε τῆς ῾Ρωμαίων ἐκκλησίας μετὰ ∆άμασον Σιρίκιος, τῆς δὲ ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Νεκτάριος, Θεόφιλος δὲ τῆς ἐν ᾿Αλεξανδρείᾳ καὶ Φλαβιανὸς τῆς ᾿Αντιοχέων καὶ8.1.2 ᾿Ιωάννης <τῆς> ῾Ιεροσολύμων. ἐν τούτῳ δὲ Οὖννοι βάρβαροι ᾿Αρμενίαςκαὶ τῆς πρὸς ἕω ἀρχομένης μέρη τινὰ κατέδραμον. ἐλέγετο δὲ ὡς λάθρα τούτους ἐπηγάγετο ἐπὶ ταραχῇ τῆς βασιλείας ῾Ρουφῖνος ὁ τῆς ἀνατολῆς 8.1.3 ὕπαρχος, ὕποπτος ὢν καὶ ἄλλως ὡς τυραννεῖν βούλεται. ἀλλ' ὁ μὲν ἐπὶ τοιαύτῃ αἰτίᾳ οὐκ εἰς μακρὰν ἀνῃρέθη. ἅμα γὰρ ἐκ τῆς κατὰ Εὐγενίου μάχης ἐπανῆλθεν ἡ στρατιὰ καὶ ὁ βασιλεύς, ὡς ἔθος, πρὸ τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως ὑπήντετο, μηδὲν μελλήσαντες οἱ στρατιῶται τὸν ῾Ρουφῖνον 8.1.4 ἀπέκτειναν. ἐγίνετο δὲ καὶ ταῦτα πρόφασις ἔτι μᾶλλον ἐπιδιδόναι τὴν θρησκείαν. οἵ τε γὰρ κρατοῦντες ὑπὸ εὐσεβείας ἡγοῦντο τῷ οἰκείῳ πατρὶ τὰς κατὰ τῶν τυράννων κατωρθῶσθαι νίκας καὶ ῾Ρουφῖνον ἐπίβουλον ὄντα 8.1.5 τῆς αὐτῶν ἀρχῆς ἐκποδὼν οὕτως ἀκονιτὶ γεγενῆσθαι, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο τὰ δεδογμένα τοῖς πρὶν βασιλεῦσιν ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν προθυμότερον βέβαια ἐφύλαττον καὶ δωρεὰς ἰδίας προσετίθεσαν· οἵ τε ὑπήκοοι πρὸς τούτους βλέποντες ῞Ελληνες μὲν ῥᾳδίως εἰς Χριστιανισμὸν μετέβαλλον, αἱρετικοὶ δὲ 8.1.6 τῇ καθόλου ἐκκλησίᾳ προσεχώρουν, οἱ δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς ᾿Αρείου καὶ Εὐνομίου αἱρέσεως, καὶ ὅτι πρὸς σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐδιχονόουν διὰ τὰς πρόσθεν εἰρημένας αἰτίας, ἑκάστοτε ἐμειοῦντο. πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐκ τῆς πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἐναντιότητος οὐκ ὀρθῶς αὐτοὺς περὶ θεοῦ δοξάζειν ἐνόμιζον καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ὁμοδόξους 8.1.7 τοῖς κρατοῦσιν μετετίθεντο. τοὺς δὲ ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει τὰ Μακεδονίου φρονοῦντας ἔβλαπτε κατ' ἐκεῖνο καιροῦ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν ἐπίσκοπον. ἀφ' οὗ γὰρ ἐπὶ τῆς Κωνσταντίου βασιλείας παρὰ Εὐδοξίου καὶ τῶν ἀμφ' αὐτὸν τὰς ἐκκλησίας ἀφῃρέθησαν, ὑπὸ μόνοις πρεσβυτέροις μέχρι τῆς ἐχομένης 8.1.8 βασιλείας διεγένοντο. Ναυατιανοὶ δέ, εἰ καί τινας τούτων ἐτάραττεν ἡ περὶ τοῦ πάσχα ζήτησις ἣν Σαββάτιος ἐνεωτέρισεν, ἀλλ' οὖν οἱ πλείους ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίας ἠρέμουν. οὔτε γὰρ τοῖς αὐτοῖς ἐπιτιμίοις ἢ νόμοις ὁμοίως ταῖς ἄλλαις αἱρέσεσιν ἔνοχοι ἦσαν ὡς ὁμοούσιον τριάδα δοξάζοντες. καὶ τότε βεβαιότερον τῇ ἀρετῇ τῶν ἡγουμένων συνίσταντο πρὸς ὁμόνοιαν. 8.1. μετὰ γὰρ τὴν ᾿Αγελίου προστασίαν τῆς Μαρκιανοῦ ἀνδρὸς ἀγαθοῦ τετυχήκασι. καὶ τούτου δὲ ἔναγχος κατὰ τὸν παρόντα χρόνον τελευτήσαντος διεδέξατο τὴν αὐτοῦ ἐπισκοπὴν Σισίννιος, ἀνὴρ ἐλλόγιμος ὅτι μάλιστα καὶ φιλοσόφων δογμάτων καὶ τῶν ἱερῶν βίβλων ἐπιστήμων καὶ πρὸς διαλέξεις ἕτοιμος, ὡς καὶ Εὐνόμιον ἐπὶ ταύταις εὐδοκιμοῦντα καὶ τοῦτο ἔργον ποιού8.1.10 μενον πολλάκις παραιτήσασθαι τοὺς πρὸς αὐτὸν διαλόγους. ἐγένετο δὲ σώφρων τὸν βίον, ὡς κρείττων εἶναι διαβολῆς, περὶ δὲ τὴν δίαιταν ἁβρὸς καὶ ποικίλος, ὡς τοὺς ἀγνοοῦντας ἀπιστεῖν, εἰ σωφρονεῖν δύναιτο τοσοῦτον τρυφῶν. τὸ δὲ ἦθος ἦν χαρίεις καὶ ἡδὺς ἐν ταῖς συνουσίαις, καὶ διὰ ταῦτα καὶ τοῖς ἐπισκόποις τῆς καθόλου ἐκκλησίας καὶ τοῖς ἐν ἀρχαῖς καὶ λόγῳ 8.1.11 καταθύμιος ἦν. σκώπτειν δὲ σὺν χάριτι καὶ σκωμμάτων ἀνέχεσθαι καὶ ἑκάτερον ἀπεχθείας ἐκτὸς ὑπομένειν κομψῶς τε σὺν τάχει πρὸς τὰς ἐρωτήσεις ἀπαντᾶν εὖ μάλα ἐπιτηδείως εἶχεν. ἐρωτηθεὶς οὖν ὅτου ἕνεκα δεύτερον 8.1.12 λούοιτο τῆς