The ancient ecclesiasticall histories of the first six hundred yeares after Christ, vvritten in the Greek tongue by three learned historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Evagrius. Eusebius Pamphilus Bishop of Caesarea in Palestina wrote ten books. Socrates Scholasticus of Constantinople wrote seven books. Evagrius Scholasticus of Antioch wrote six books. Whereunto is annexed Dorotheus Bishop of Tyrus, of the lives and ends of the prophets, apostles, and LXX. disciples. All which authors are faithfully translated out of the Greek tongue, by Meredith Hanmer Doctor in Divinitie. Last of all, herein is comprised a brief chronographie collected by the said translator, with a copious index of the principal matters throughout all the histories
The fourth edition corrected and revised. Hereunto is added Eusebius his life of Constantine, in foure bookes. With Constantines oration to the clergie.
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Author
Contributions
- Hanmer, Meredith, 1543-1604 - Contributor
- Socrates, Scholasticus, approximately 379-approximately 440 - Contributor
- Evagrius, Scholasticus, 536?- - Contributor
- Dorotheus, Saint, 255-362 - Contributor
- Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337 - Contributor
and 1 more
- Saltonstall, Wye, active 1630-1640 - Contributor
Publication
Printed by George Miller [and Thomas Cotes], and are to be sold by Michaell Sparke at his house in Greene-Arbour, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
149,500 words, Guess
Page Count
598 pages
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number228715803
- Open LibraryOL45029355M
Alternate Titles
- Ecclesiasticall history of Socrates Scholasticus
- Ecclesiasticall historie of Evagrius Scholasticus
- Lives, the ends, and the martyrdomes of the prophets, apostles, and seventie disciples of our saviour
- Chronographie
- Eusebius his life of Constantine
- Historia ecclesiastica. English.
- Pannonian lives. English.
- Oratio ad sanctorum coetum. English.
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