Chapter LXXXVIII.
Anthony [2513] the monk, whose life Athanasius bishop of Alexandria wrote a long work upon, sent seven letters in Coptic to various monasteries, letters truly apostolic in idea and language, and which have been translated into Greek. The chief of these is To the Arsenoites. He flourished during the reign of Constantinus and his sons.
[2513] Born 251, died 356.
Chapter LXXXIX.
Basil [2514] bishop of Ancyra, [a doctor of] [2515] medicine, wrote a book Against Marcellus and on virginity and some other things--and in the reign of Constantius was, with Eustathius of Sebaste, primate of Macedonia.
[2514] Bishop of Ancyra 336-344, 353-60, 361-3.
[2515] A doctor of So T? and some editions. Most mss. omit (gnarus) but it needs to be supplied in translation.
Chapter XC.
Theodorus, [2516] bishop of Heraclea in Thrace, published in the reign of the emperor Constantius commentaries On Matthew and John, On the Epistles and On the Psalter. These are written in a polished and clear style and show an excellent historical sense.
[2516] Bishop 335, died 355?
Chapter XCI.
Eusebius [2517] of Emesa, who had fine rhetorical talent, composed innumerable works suited to win popular applause and writing historically he is most diligently read by those who practise public speaking. Among these the chief are, Against Jews, Gentiles and Novatians and Homilies on the Gospels, brief but numerous. He flourished in the reign of the emperor Constantius in whose reign he died, and was buried at Antioch.
[2517] Died before 359.
Chapter XCII.
Triphylius, [2518] bishop of Ledra or Leucotheon, [2519] in Cyprus, was the most eloquent man of his age, and was distinguished during the reign of Constantius. I have read his Commentary on the Song of Songs. He is said to have written many other works, none of which have come to our hand.
[2518] Bishop 344, died about 370.
[2519] Leucotheon = Leuteon.
Chapter XCIII.
Donatus, [2520] from whom the Donatians arose in Africa in the reigns of the emperors Constantinus and Constantius, asserted that the scriptures were given up to the heathen by the orthodox during the persecution, and deceived almost all Africa, and especially Numidia by his persuasiveness. Many of his works, which relate to his heresy, are extant, including On the Holy Spirit, a work which is Arian in doctrine.
[2520] Bishop 313, --355.
Chapter XCIV.
Asterius, [2521] a philosopher of the Arian party, wrote, during the reign of Constantius, commentaries On the Epistle to the Romans, On the Gospels and On the Psalms, also many other works which are diligently read by those of his party.
[2521] Asterius of Cappadocia, died about 330.
Chapter XCV.
Lucifer, [2522] bishop of Cagliari, was sent by Liberius the bishop, with Pancratius and Hilary, clergy of the Roman church, to the emperor Constantius, as legates for the faith. When he would not condemn the Nicene faith as represented by Athanasius, sent again to Palestine, with wonderful constancy and willingness to meet martyrdom, he wrote a book against the emperor Constantius and sent it to be read by him, and not long after he returned to Cagliari in the reign of the emperor Julian and died in the reign of Valentinian.
[2522] Bishop 353, died 370.
Chapter XCVI.
Eusebius, [2523] a native of Sardinia, at first a lector at Rome and afterwards bishop of Vercelli, sent by the emperor Constantius to Scythopolis, and afterwards to Cappadocia, on account of his confession of the faith, returned to the church under the emperor Julian and published the Commentaries of Eusebius of Cæsarea on the Psalms, which he had translated from Greek into Latin, and died during the reign of Valentian and Valens.
[2523] Born about 315, Bishop about 340, exiled 355-62, died 371-5.
Chapter XCVII
Fortunatianus, [2524] an African by birth, bishop of Aquilia during the reign of Constantius, composed brief Commentaries on the gospels arranged by chapters, written in a rustic style, and is held in detestation because, when Liberius bishop of Rome was driven into exile for the faith, he was induced by the urgency of Fortunatianus to subscribe to heresy.
[2524] Flourished 343-355.
Chapter XCVIII.
Acacius, [2525] who, because he was blind in one eye, they nicknamed "the one-eyed," bishop of the church of Cæsarea in Palestine, wrote seventeen volumes On Ecclesiastes and six of Miscellaneous questions, and many treatises besides on various subjects. He was so influential in the reign of the emperor Constantius that he made Felix bishop of Rome in the place of Liberius.
[2525] Bishop about 338, died 365-6.