Ecclesiastical History
Theodoret of Cyrus · c. 450
A theologian-bishop's history of the Church from Arius to 429, rich in documents and letters.
- Book I, Ch. 1 — Origin of the Arian Heresy.
- Book I, Ch. 2 — List of the Principal Bishops
- Book I, Ch. 3 — The Epistle of Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria to Alexander, Bishop of Constantinople.
- Book I, Ch. 4 — The Letter of Arius to Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia
- Book I, Ch. 5 — The Letter of Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia, to Paulinus, Bishop of Tyre.
- Book I, Ch. 6 — General Council of Nicæa.
- Book I, Ch. 7 — Confutation of Arianism deduced from the Writings of Eustathius and Athanasius.
- Book I, Ch. 8 — Facts relating to Meletius the Egyptian, from whom originated the Meletian Schism, which remains to this day.--Synodical Epistle respecting him.
- Book I, Ch. 9 — The Epistle of the Emperor Constantine, concerning the matters transacted at the Council, addressed to those Bishops who were not present.
- Book I, Ch. 10 — The daily wants of the Church supplied by the Emperor, and an account of his other virtues.
- Book I, Ch. 12 — Confutation of the blasphemies of the Arians of our time, from the writings of Eusebius, Bishop of Cæsarea.
- Book I, Ch. 13 — Extract from the Letter of Athanasius on the Death of Arius .
- Book I, Ch. 14 — Letter written by the Emperor Constantine respecting the building of Churches .
- Book I, Ch. 15 — The Epistle of Constantine concerning the preparation of copies of the Holy Scriptures.
- Book I, Ch. 16 — Letter from the Emperor to Macarius, Bishop of Jerusalem, concerning the building of the Holy Church.
- Book I, Ch. 17 — Helena , Mother of the Emperor Constantine.--Her zeal in the Erection of the Holy Church.
- Book I, Ch. 18 — The Unlawful Translation of Eusebius, Bishop of Nicomedia.
- Book I, Ch. 19 — Epistle of the Emperor Constantine against Eusebius and Theognis, addressed to the Nicomedians.
- Book I, Ch. 20 — The artful Machinations of Eusebius and his followers against the Holy Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch.
- Book I, Ch. 21 — Bishops of Heretical opinions ordained in Antioch after the Banishment of St. Eustathius .
- Book I, Ch. 22 — Conversion of the Indians .
- Book I, Ch. 23 — Conversion of the Iberians .
- Book I, Ch. 24 — Letter written by the Emperor Constantine to Sapor , the King of Persia, respecting the Christians.
- Book I, Ch. 25 — An account of the plot formed against the Holy Athanasius.
- Book I, Ch. 26 — Another plot against Athanasius.
- Book I, Ch. 27 — Epistle of the Emperor Constantine to the Council of Tyre .
- Book I, Ch. 28 — The Council of Tyre.
- Book I, Ch. 29 — Consecration of the Church of Jerusalem.--Banishment of St. Athanasius.
- Book I, Ch. 30 — Will of the blessed Emperor Constantine.
- Book I, Ch. 31 — Apology for Constantine.
- Book I, Ch. 32 — The End of the Holy Emperor Constantine.
- Book II, Ch. 1 — Return of St. Athanasius.
- Book II, Ch. 2 — Declension of the Emperor Constantius from the true Faith.
- Book II, Ch. 3 — Second Exile of St. Athanasius.--Ordination and Death of Gregorius.
- Book II, Ch. 4 — Paulus, Bishop of Constantinople.
- Book II, Ch. 5 — The Heresy of Macedonius.
- Book II, Ch. 6 — Council held at Sardica.
- Book II, Ch. 7 — Account of the Bishops Euphratas and Vincentius, and of the plot formed in Antioch against them.
- Book II, Ch. 8 — Stephanus Deposed.
- Book II, Ch. 9 — The Second Return of Saint Athanasius.
- Book II, Ch. 10 — Third exile and flight of Athanasius.
- Book II, Ch. 11 — The evil and daring deeds done by Georgius in Alexandria.
- Book II, Ch. 12 — Council of Milan.
- Book II, Ch. 13 — Conference between Liberius, Pope of Rome, and the Emperor Constantius .
- Book II, Ch. 14 — Concerning the Banishment and Return of the Holy Liberius.
- Book II, Ch. 15 — Council of Ariminum .
- Book II, Ch. 16 — Concerning the Synod held at Nica in Thrace, and the Confession of Faith drawn up there.
- Book II, Ch. 17 — Synodical Act of Damasus, Bishop of Rome, and of the Western Bishops, about the Council at Ariminum.
- Book II, Ch. 18 — The Letter of Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, concerning the same Council.
- Book II, Ch. 19 — Concerning the cunning of Leontius, Bishop of Antioch, and the boldness of Flavianus and Diodorus.
- Book II, Ch. 21 — Of the Second Council of Nicæa.
- Book II, Ch. 22 — Of the Council held at Seleucia in Isauria.
- Book II, Ch. 23 — Of what befell the orthodox bishops at Constantinople.
- Book II, Ch. 24 — Synodical Epistle written against Aetius.
- Book II, Ch. 25 — Of the causes which separated the Eunomians from the Arians.
- Book II, Ch. 26 — Of the siege of the city of Nisibis, and the apostolic conversation of Bishop Jacobus.
- Book II, Ch. 27 — Of the Council of Antioch and what was done there against the holy Meletius.
- Book II, Ch. 28 — About Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata.
- Book III, Ch. 1 — Of the reign of Julianus; how from a child he was brought up in piety and lapsed into impiety; and in what manner, though at first he kept his impiety secret, he afterwards laid it bare.
- Book III, Ch. 2 — Of the return of the bishops and the consecration of Paulinus.
- Book III, Ch. 3 — Of the number and character of the deeds done by Pagans against the Christians when they got the power from Julian.
- Book III, Ch. 4 — Of the laws made by Julian against the Christians.
- Book III, Ch. 5 — Of the fourth exile and flight of the holy Athanasius.
- Book III, Ch. 6 — Of Apollo and Daphne, and of the holy Babylas.
- Book III, Ch. 7 — Of Theodorus the Confessor.
- Book III, Ch. 8 — Of the confiscation of the sacred treasures and taking away of the allowances.
- Book III, Ch. 9 — Of what befell Julianus, the Emperor's Uncle, and Felix.
- Book III, Ch. 10 — Of the Son of the Priest.
- Book III, Ch. 11 — Of the Holy Martyrs Juventinus and Maximinus.
- Book III, Ch. 12 — Of Valentinianus the great Emperor.
- Book III, Ch. 13 — Of other confessors.
- Book III, Ch. 14 — Of Artemius the Duke. Of Publia the Deaconess and her divine boldness.
- Book III, Ch. 15 — Of the Jews; of their attempt at building, and of the heaven-sent plagues that befel them.
- Book III, Ch. 16 — Of the expedition against the Persians.
- Book III, Ch. 18 — Of the prediction of the pedagogue.
- Book III, Ch. 19 — Of the Prophecy of St. Julianus the monk.
- Book III, Ch. 20 — Of the death of the Emperor Julian in Persia.
- Book III, Ch. 21 — Of the sorcery at Carræ which was detected after his death. After he was slain the jugglery of his sorcery was detected. For Carræ is a city which still retains the relics of his false religion.
- Book III, Ch. 22 — Of the heads discovered in the palace at Antioch and the public rejoicings there.
- Book IV, Ch. 1 — Of the reign and piety of Jovianus
- Book IV, Ch. 2 — Of the return of Athanasius.
- Book IV, Ch. 3 — Synodical letter to the Emperor Jovian concerning the Faith.
- Book IV, Ch. 4 — Of the restoration of allowances to the churches; and of the Emperor's death.
- Book IV, Ch. 5 — Of the reign of Valentinianus, and how he associated Valens his brother with him.
- Book IV, Ch. 6 — Of the election of Ambrosius, the Bishop of Milan.
- Book IV, Ch. 7 — Letters of the Emperors Valentinianus and Valens, written to the diocese of Asia about the Homoüsion, on hearing that some men in Asia and in Phrygia were in dispute about the divine decree.
- Book IV, Ch. 8 — Synodical Epistle of the Synod in Illyricum concerning the Faith.
- Book IV, Ch. 9 — Of the heresy of the Audiani.
- Book IV, Ch. 10 — Of the heresy of the Messaliani.
- Book IV, Ch. 11 — In what manner Valens fell into heresy.
- Book IV, Ch. 12 — How Valens exiled the virtuous bishops.
- Book IV, Ch. 13 — Of Eusebius, bishop of Samosata, and others.
- Book IV, Ch. 14 — Of the holy Barses, and of the exile of the bishop of Edessa and his companions.
- Book IV, Ch. 15 — Of the persecution which took place at Edessa, and of Eulogius and Protogenes, presbyters of Edessa.
- Book IV, Ch. 16 — Of the holy Basilius, Bishop of Cæsarea, and the measures taken against him by Valens and the prefect Modestus.
- Book IV, Ch. 17 — Of the death of the great Athanasius and the election of Petrus.
- Book IV, Ch. 18 — On the overthrow of Petrus and the introduction of Lucius the Arian.
- Book IV, Ch. 19 — Narrative of events at Alexandria in the time of Lucius the Arian, taken from a letter of Petrus, Bishop of Alexandria.
- Book IV, Ch. 22 — How Flavianus and Diodorus gathered the church of the orthodox in Antioch.
- Book IV, Ch. 23 — Of the holy monk Aphraates.
- Book IV, Ch. 24 — Of the holy monk Julianus.
- Book IV, Ch. 25 — Of what other monks were distinguished at this period.
- Book IV, Ch. 26 — Of Didymus of Alexandria and Ephraim the Syrian.
- Book IV, Ch. 27 — Of what bishops were at this time distinguished in Asia and Pontus.
- Book IV, Ch. 28 — Of the letter written by Valens to the great Valentinianus about the war, and how he replied.
- Book IV, Ch. 29 — Of the piety of Count Terentius.
- Book IV, Ch. 30 — Of the bold utterance of Trajanus the general.
- Book IV, Ch. 31 — Of Isaac the monk of Constantinople and Bretanio the Scythian Bishop.
- Book IV, Ch. 32 — Of the expedition of Valens against the Goths and how he paid the penalty of his impiety.
- Book IV, Ch. 33 — How the Goths became tainted by the Arian error.
- Book V, Ch. 1 — Of the piety of the emperor Gratianus
- Book V, Ch. 2 — Of the return of the bishops.
- Book V, Ch. 3 — Of the dissension caused by Paulinus; of the innovation by Apollinarius of Laodicea, and of the philosophy of Meletius.
- Book V, Ch. 4 — Of Eusebius Bishop of Samosata.
- Book V, Ch. 5 — Of the campaign of Theodosius.
- Book V, Ch. 6 — Of the reign of Theodosius and of his dream.
- Book V, Ch. 7 — Of famous leaders of the Arian faction.
- Book V, Ch. 8 — The council assembled at Constantinople.
- Book V, Ch. 9 — Synodical letter from the council at Constantinople.
- Book V, Ch. 10 — Synodical letter of Damasus bishop of Rome against Apollinarius and Timotheus.
- Book V, Ch. 11 — A confession of the Catholic faith which Pope Damasus sent to Bishop Paulinus in Macedonia when he was at Thessalonica.
- Book V, Ch. 12 — Of the death of Gratianus and the sovereignty of Maximus
- Book V, Ch. 13 — Of Justina, the wife of Valentinianus, and of her plot against Ambrosius.
- Book V, Ch. 14 — Of the information given by Maximus the tyrant to Valentinianus.
- Book V, Ch. 15 — Of the Letter written by the Emperor Theodosius concerning the same.
- Book V, Ch. 16 — Of Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium.
- Book V, Ch. 17 — Of the massacre of Thessalonica; the boldness of Bishop Ambrosius, and the piety of the Emperor.
- Book V, Ch. 18 — Of the Empress Placilla.
- Book V, Ch. 19 — Of the sedition of Antioch.
- Book V, Ch. 20 — Of the destruction of the temples all over the Empire.
- Book V, Ch. 21 — Of Marcellus, bishop of Apamea, and the idols' temples destroyed by him.
- Book V, Ch. 22 — Of Theophilus, bishop of Alexandria, and what happened at the demolition of the idols in that city.
- Book V, Ch. 23 — Of Flavianus bishop of Antioch and of the sedition which arose in the western Church on account of Paulinus.
- Book V, Ch. 24 — Of the tyranny of Eugenius and the victory won through faith by the Emperor Theodosius.
- Book V, Ch. 25 — Of the death of the Emperor Theodosius.
- Book V, Ch. 26 — Of Honorius the emperor and Telemachus the monk.
- Book V, Ch. 27 — Of the piety of the emperor Arcadius and the ordination of John Chrysostom.
- Book V, Ch. 28 — Of John's boldness for God.
- Book V, Ch. 29 — Of the idol temples which were destroyed by John in Phoenicia.
- Book V, Ch. 30 — Of the church of the Goths.
- Book V, Ch. 31 — Of his care for the Scythians and his zeal against the Marcionists
- Book V, Ch. 32 — Of the demand made by Gainas and of John Chrysostom's reply.
- Book V, Ch. 33 — Of the ambassage of Chrysostom to Gainas.
- Book V, Ch. 34 — Of the events which happened on account of Chrysostom.
- Book V, Ch. 35 — Of Alexander, bishop of Antioch.
- Book V, Ch. 36 — Of the removal of the remains of John and of the faith of Theodosius and his sisters.
- Book V, Ch. 37 — Of Theodotus bishop of Antioch.
- Book V, Ch. 38 — Of the persecutions in Persia and of them that were martyred there.
- Book V, Ch. 39 — Of Theodorus, bishop of Mopsuestia.