Flavian, bishop of Antioch, a candidate for the episcopacy, [1010]119; made bishop, [1011]122; other bishops combine against him, [1012]123; uses all means to counteract their influence, [1013]125; his death, [1014]157.
'Fortune,' goddess of, [1015]85.
Franks, a northern race, invade the Roman territories, [1016]40; subdued by the consul Constans, [1017]41.
Fravitus, a Goth, honored with the office of consul, [1018]142.
Fritigernes, chief of a division of the Goths, [1019]115.
Frumentius, missionary bishop in 'India' (Ethiopia), [1020]23; appointed bishop, [1021]23.
Funeral rites, of Constantine the Great, [1022]35; of Paul, bishop of Constantinople, [1023]122; of Theodosius the Great, [1024]137; of the 'Tall Monk' Dioscorus, [1025]150; of Maximian, bishop of Constantinople, [1026]175; of John Chrysostom, [1027]177; of Paul the Novatian, [1028]177.
Gaïnas, a Goth, commander-in-chief of the Roman army, [1029]140; rebels against the Romans, [1030]141; approaches Constantinople with an army, [1031]141; is proclaimed a public enemy, [1032]142; defeated, flees to Thrace, and is slain, [1033]142.
Gaïnea, a book written by Eusebius Scholasticus, [1034]142.
Gaïus, Arian bishop, refuses to anathematize Arius, [1035]62; deposed by the Synod of Ariminum, [1036]63.
Galates, son of Valens, [1037]111.
Galatians, Epistle of the, [1038]130.
Galerius, surname of Maximus, [1039]1.
'Galilæans,' Christians called by Julian, [1040]85.
Galla, wife of Theodosius the Great, and daughter of Valentinian I., [1041]114.
Gallus, Cæsar, nephew of Constantine the Great, invested with the sovereignty of Syria, [1042]55; destroys Dio-Cæsarea, [1043]59; attempts innovations, and is slain therefor by order of Constantius, [1044]59, [1045]77.
Gangra, Synod of, [1046]72.
'Generation, the Eternal,' [1047]33.
George, a learned Arian presbyter, [1048]156.
George, Arian bishop of Laodicea, [1049]27; gives an account of Eusebius of Emisa, [1050]39; leads the purely Arian faction at the Council of Seleucia, [1051]68; author of the 'Exucontian sophism,' [1052]74.
George, Arian bishop of Alexandria, installed, [1053]41; raises tumult at the arrival of Athanasius at Alexandria, [1054]42, [1055]54; commits horrible atrocities, [1056]54-56; one of the Semi-Arian leaders at the Council of Seleucia, [1057]68; persecutes his opponents, [1058]74; burnt by pagans, [1059]79; his death resented by the Emperor Julian, [1060]79, [1061]80.
Germinius, Arian bishop, [1062]57; vacillates, [1063]61; refuses to anathematize Arius, [1064]62; deposed by the Synod of Ariminum, [1065]63.
Gladiatorial games, caused to cease by Constantine, [1066]22.
Gnostic, the, a book written by Evagrius, [1067]107.
Gold, used for churches, [1068]17; for sacred vessels, [1069]164.
Gomarius, a rebel general put to death by order of Valens, [1070]97.
Gospels, book of the, [1071]159.
Goths, invade the Roman territories, and being defeated embrace Christianity, [1072]22; many accept Christianity under Valens, [1073]115; renew their attack against Constantinople and are repulsed.
Grammarians, [1074]74, [1075]76, [1076]87, [1077]126, [1078]135.
Grata, daughter of Valentinian I., [1079]114.
Gratian, proclaimed Augustus, [1080]100; recalls the orthodox bishops, [1081]118; excludes Eunomians, Photinians, and Manichæans from the churches, [1082]119; takes Theodosius as a colleague, [1083]119; obtains a victory over barbarians, [1084]120; slain by Maximus, [1085]124.
Greek literature, studied, [1086]39, [1087]156; defense of, [1088]86, [1089]87.
Gregory, Arian bishop of Alexandria, designated as such, [1090]39; his installation resisted and resented by the people, [1091]40; ejected from the see of Alexandria, and succeeded by George, [1092]41, [1093]112.
Gregory, bishop of Neo-Cæsarea, called Thaumaturgus, [1094]111, [1095]112.
Gregory, the Just, recognizes three virtues, [1096]108.
Gregory, bishop of Nazianzus, his sketch of the Emperor Julian, [1097]92; associated with Basil, [1098]100, [1099]110; ordains Evagrius, [1100]107; pupil of Himerius and Prohæresius, [1101]110; also of Libanius, [1102]111; studies Origen, [1103]111; made bishop of Nazianzus, [1104]111; transferred to Constantinople, [1105]120; abdicates, 12O; transference of, [1106]173.
Gregory, bishop of Nyssa, brother of Basil, [1107]111, [1108]112; becomes patriarch of the diocese of Pontus, [1109]122; pronounces a funeral oration on Melitius of Antioch, [1110]122.
Hades, descent of Christ into, [1111]61.
Hail of prodigious size falls and is considered ominous, [1112]100.
Harpocration, bishop of Cynopolis, [1113]19.
Heathen temples in Alexandria demolished, [1114]126.
Hebrew, study of, [1115]156.
Hebrews, Epistle to the, ascribed to St. Paul, [1116]109, [1117]130.
Helena, mother to Constantine the Great, erects a magnificent church on the site of the Holy Sepulchre, [1118]21, [1119]22; also at Bethlehem and on the Mount of Ascension, [1120]21; her death, [1121]21.
Helenopolis, previously Drepanum, [1122]21, [1123]35.
Heliodorus, bishop of Tricca in Thessaly, reputed author of the Ethiopica, [1124]132.
Helion, a Roman of distinction, negotiates with the Persians, [1125]163; conveys the crown to Valentinian, [1126]166.
Heliopolis, corrupt practices at, [1127]22.
Helladius, bishop of Pontus, [1128]121, [1129]122.
Helladius, a pagan grammarian, having slain nine Christians, flies from Alexandria to Constantinople and becomes the teacher of the author, [1130]126.
Hellespont, the stronghold of Macedonianism, [1131]74, [1132]97.
Heraclides, bishop of Ephesus, a Cypriot by birth, ordained by Chrysostom, [1133]146; his case investigated by a council, [1134]149, [1135]150.
Heraclius, bishop of Jerusalem, [1136]74.
Heraclius, a priest of Hercules at Tyre, ordained a deacon, [1137]72.
Herculius, the surname of Maximian, [1138]1.
Heresy, why allowed to arise, [1139]26.
Heretics, hostility towards, [1140]169.
Hermes, a bishop exiled under Constantius, [1141]55.
Hermogenes, a general under Constantius, slain, [1142]41.
Hermogenes, a Novatian bishop, [1143]158.
Hierax, presbyter, exiled under Constantius, [1144]55.
Hierax, a teacher of letters at Alexandria, [1145]159.
Hieroglyphics, found in the Serapeum, [1146]126.
Hierophilus, bishop of Trapezopolis, [1147]173.
Hilary, bishop of Jerusalem, [1148]74.
Hilary, bishop of Poictiers, confutes Arianism, [1149]84.
Himerius, a sophist of Athens, [1150]110.
Hippodrome, place in Constantinople, [1151]21; sports of the, [1152]117, [1153]136, [1154]165, [1155]166.
Holy Spirit, divinity of, [1156]74, [1157]81.
Homoion, first used at the Council of Ariminum, [1158]61; again by Acacius, [1159]69, [1160]70, [1161]74.
Homoiousion, first used by Acacius, [1162]69; again as a counterfeit of homoousion, by Macedonius, [1163]73.
Homoousion, first used in the Nicene Council, [1164]10, [1165]94, [1166]101; discussion of the meaning of, [1167]10, [1168]11, [1169]12, [1170]27; accepted, [1171]94, [1172]101-103; rejected by Arians, [1173]68, [1174]84, [1175]119.
Honoratus, first prefect of Constantinople, [1176]71.
Honorius, emperor, son of Theodosius the Great, [1177]124; his birth, [1178]124; assumes the government of the Western Empire, [1179]137; his death, [1180]165.
Hosius, bishop of Cordova in Spain, takes letter from Constantine to Arius and Athanasius, [1181]6; present at the Nicene Council, [1182]19; refuses to put out Athanasius from the Council of Sardica, [1183]47; attends the Council of Sirmium, [1184]56; compelled to assent to its decisions, [1185]58, [1186]59; originated the controversy concerning theological terms, [1187]81.
Huns, the, vanquish the Goths, [1188]115; ravage Armenia, [1189]138; invade and devastate the territories of the Burgundians, [1190]170.
Hymns, processional, sung nightly by the orthodox, origin of, [1191]144.
Hypatia, a female philosopher of Alexandria, murdered by the monks, [1192]150.
Hypatian, bishop of Heraclea, [1193]56.
Hypostasis, used with the meaning of 'essence' or 'subsistence,' [1194]3, [1195]10, [1196]44, [1197]45, [1198]56, [1199]81; with the meaning of 'personality,' [1200]27, [1201]40; various meanings in various authors, [1202]81; rejected by the Acacians, [1203]71; used in the Nicene Council, [1204]10, [1205]102.
Hypselopolis, [1206]32.
Iberians, converted to Christianity, [1207]24.
Ignatius, called 'Theophorus,' third bishop of Antioch, introduces nocturnal hymn-singing into the church, [1208]144.
Image of the Father, Christ the, [1209]40
'Immortals, the,' Persian troops called so, [1210]163.
Impostor, miraculous detection of a Jewish, [1211]161; a Jewish, causes great sacrifice of life under the name of Moses, [1212]175.
Incomprehensibility of God, denied by Anomoeans, [1213]98.
'Indians' (Ethiopians) converted to Christianity, [1214]23.
'Indifferent Canon,' the, of the Novatians, [1215]129.
Inferiority of the Son, asserted by the Arians, [1216]58.
Inmestar, sports of the Jews at, [1217]161.
Innocent, bishop of Rome, [1218]157, [1219]158.
Innovation, in doctrine, to be avoided, [1220]81.
Interment, magnificent, of Constantine the Great, [1221]35; of Theodosius the Great, [1222]137; of Atticus, bishop of Constantinople, [1223]167.
Irenæus, grammarian, [1224]81.
Irenæus, bishop of Lyons, [1225]81, [1226]130.
Irene, virgin daughter of Spyridon of Cyprus, [1227]18.
Irene, church so called, [1228]21, [1229]34, [1230]38, [1231]43.
Irenion, Semi-Arian bishop of Gaza, [1232]95.
Isacocis, Semi-Arian bishop of Armenia Major, [1233]95.
Ischyras, pretended presbyter, maligns Athanasius, [1234]30; exposed, [1235]31; made a bishop, [1236]47.
Isdigerdes, king of Persia, converted to Christianity, [1237]157; his death, [1238]157, [1239]161.
Isidore, an Egyptian monk, professes perfection, [1240]107.
Isidore, a presbyter of Alexandria, opposes the ordination of John, [1241]138.
Ision, a Melitian used as a tool against Athanasius, [1242]29.
Jerusalem, visited by Helena, [1243]21; church erected in, [1244]21, [1245]30, [1246]32; synod held in, [1247]32, [1248]52, [1249]54; visited by Eudocia, [1250]178.
Jews, of Dio-Cæsarea, revolt, [1251]59; attempt to rebuild the temple of Solomon, [1252]89, [1253]90; irregular observance of Passover by, [1254]15, [1255]130, [1256]131, [1257]133; not converted by the healing of a paralytic, [1258]155; expelled from Alexandria, [1259]159; outrageous conduct of, at Jerusalem, [1260]161; many converted in Crete in consequence of the doings of the Pseudo-Moses, [1261]175.
Johannites, the, adherists of John Chrysostom, so called, [1262]151; conciliated by Atticus, [1263]166.
John, called also Achab, Melitian, [1264]31.
John, bishop of Jerusalem, succeeds to the see, [1265]126.
John, bishop of Gordium, [1266]173.
John, bishop of Constantinople, called Chrysostom, ordained bishop, [1267]138; his birth and previous education, [1268]138, [1269]139; his works, [1270]139; ordained presbyter by Paulinus, [1271]139; draws on himself the displeasure of many, [1272]140; his treatment of Eutropius, [1273]140; becomes increasingly celebrated, [1274]144; institutes processional singing, [1275]144; ordains Heraclides bishop of Ephesus, [1276]146; warns Epiphanius, [1277]148; expelled by the Synod 'at the Oak,' [1278]148, [1279]149; banished, [1280]149; returns on account of sedition among the people, [1281]149; preaches against Eudoxia, the empress, [1282]150; exiled a second time, [1283]150; dies in exile at Comana, [1284]151; his name registered in the diptychs, [1285]166; his remains removed to Constantinople, [1286]177.
John, secretary of Theodosius II., usurps the sovereign power, [1287]165; put to death, [1288]166.
John, bishop of Antioch, deposes Cyril, but is reconciled to him, [1289]172.
John, the Apostle, First Catholic Epistle of, [1290]171.
Josephus, author of Jewish Antiquities, [1291]131.
Jovian, Emperor, prefers, while still an officer in the army, to resign his office rather than renounce Christianity, [1292]85; proclaimed emperor, [1293]90; closes the Persian war, [1294]91; publicly accepts the 'homoousian' creed, and shuts up the pagan temples, [1295]94; proclaims general tolerance, [1296]95; is declared consul at Antioch, but dies suddenly, [1297]95.
Judaizing not consistent with Christianity, [1298]133.
Judgments of God mysterious, [1299]26.
Julian, Emperor, made Cæsar, [1300]59; rebuilds a Novatian church, [1301]66; proclaimed emperor, [1302]75; his early education, [1303]76, [1304]77; is married to the emperor's sister, [1305]77; a civic crown falls upon his head, [1306]77; takes the barbarian king prisoner, acts independently of Constantius, throws off Christianity, and excites a civil war against Constantius, [1307]77; makes a public entry into Constantinople, [1308]77; recalls the exiled bishops, [1309]78; commands the pagan temples to be opened, enforces economy in the household, reforms modes of travelling, patronizes literature and philosophy, and writes against the Christians, [1310]78; resents the murder of George of Alexandria, and writes to the citizens of Alexandria on the subject, [1311]79; recalls bishops Lucifer and Eusebius from exile, [1312]80; becomes hostile to Christians, favors pagan superstitions, and is rebuked by Maris, the blind bishop of Chalcedon, [1313]85; excludes Christians from the study of Greek literature to disable them for argument, and interdicts their holding official positions, [1314]85; endeavors to bribe their compliance, goes to war with the Persians, and extorts money from the Christians, [1315]85; seeks to apprehend Athanasius, and mocks the Christians, [1316]86; accelerates his movements against the Persians, [1317]88; oppresses the trade of Antioch, opens the pagan temples of that city, and endeavors to obtain an oracle from Apollo of Daphne, but fails, [1318]88; commands the prefect to persecute Christians, and cruelly tortures Theodore, [1319]89; receives and abruptly dismisses the Persian envoys, orders the Jews to rebuild the temple of Solomon at the expense of the public treasury, [1320]89; thwarted in this by earthquakes, fire, etc., [1321]90; invades Persia, believes he is second Alexander, and refuses to wear armor, and is mortally wounded, [1322]90; the pagans lament his death, [1323]90; Libanius composes funeral oration, [1324]91; estimate of his character, [1325]92; his obsequies, [1326]95, [1327]96.
Julius, bishop of Rome, declines to appear at the Synod of Antioch, [1328]38; affords Athanasius a refuge, [1329]42; vindicates the privileges of the see of Rome, [1330]42, [1331]43; defends Athanasius, [1332]43; censured by some, [1333]47; writes to Alexandria, [1334]50; his death, [1335]59.
Justa, daughter of Valentinian, [1336]114.
Justina, wife of Valentinian I., [1337]114; persecutes and banishes Ambrose of Milan, [1338]124.
Justus, father of Justina, his remarkable dream for which he is assassinated, [1339]114.
Juvenal, bishop of Jerusalem, [1340]172.
Kingdom of Christ, everlasting, [1341]44, [1342]45, [1343]56.
Knowledge, complete, of God, Arius denies the Son to have, [1344]4; Eunomius asserts men to have, [1345]98.
Laity, right of, in episcopal elections, [1346]38, [1347]129, [1348]138.
Lamps, prayers at lighting of, [1349]132.
Lampsacus, Council of, [1350]97.
Lauricius, a military commander under Constantius, [1351]68; at the Council of Seleucia, [1352]70; exiles Anianus, [1353]71.
Law, study of, [1354]112, [1355]138, [1356]139.
Layman, a, made arbitrator, [1357]174.
Lent, [1358]54; varieties of usage as to, [1359]131.
Leonas, an official under Constantius, [1360]68, [1361]69; summarily dissolves the Council of Seleucia, [1362]70; exiles Anianus, [1363]71.
Leontius, bishop of Antioch, [1364]54, [1365]60; his death, [1366]61.
Leontius, bishop of Tripolis in Lydia, deposed, [1367]70.
Leontius, bishop of Comana, [1368]94.
Leontius, Novatian bishop at Rome, [1369]125.
Leontius, bishop of Ancyra, [1370]150, [1371]152.
Leontius, a sophist, father of the Empress Eudocia, [1372]164.
Libanius, the Syrian rhetorician, surreptitiously instructs Julian, [1373]76; address orations to the emperor and to the Antiochenes, [1374]88; composes a funeral oration on Julian, [1375]91; refutation of it, [1376]91-94; instructs Basil and Gregory, [1377]111; instructs John Chrysostom and others, [1378]138, [1379]139.
Liberius, bishop of Rome, elevated to the see, [1380]59, [1381]96; exiled and reinstated, [1382]65; receives a deputation of bishops and dismisses them, [1383]100-103, [1384]119.
Licinius, a Dacian, is appointed successor to Maximian Galerius, [1385]1; persecutes the Christians, [1386]2; deceives Constantine by his craft, but is defeated by him, [1387]2; compelled to live at Thessalonica, rebels, [1388]3; his death, [1389]3, [1390]16.