The church history of Sozomen, a lawyer of Constantinople, covering the years 324 to 425: the councils, the bishops, the monks of Egypt and Syria, and the emperors from Constantine to Theodosius the Second. In modern English from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers translation (1890), checked against it chapter by chapter.
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Contents
Book 5
1Julian Abandons the Faith; the Death of Constantius2Julian’s Upbringing, Education and Rise to Power3Julian Quietly Begins to Undermine Christianity and Revive Paganism4Julian Punishes Caesarea; the Boldness of Maris, Bishop of Chalcedon5Julian Frees the Christians in Order to Trouble the Church6Athanasius, Hidden by a Virgin, Returns to the Church of Alexandria7The Murder of George of Alexandria; the Mithraeum; Julian’s Letter8Theodoritus, Keeper of the Sacred Vessels at Antioch, and the Death of Julian’s Uncle9The Martyrdom of Eusebius, Nestabus and Zeno at Gaza10Hilarion; the Virgins of Heliopolis; the Martyrdom of Mark of Arethusa11Macedonius, Busiris, Basil, Eupsychius and Other Martyrs12Lucifer and Eusebius; the Council of Alexandria13Paulinus and Meletius at Antioch; Lucifer Breaks with Eusebius14The Macedonians Dispute with the Party of Acacius15Athanasius Banished Again; Eleusius, Titus, and the Author’s Family16Julian Copies the Church; His Letter to the Pagan High Priest17Julian’s Schemes against the Christians in the Army18Christians Shut Out of the Schools; the Writings of Apollinaris19Julian at Antioch; Daphne and the Moving of Babylas20Theodore the Confessor; Fire Destroys the Temple at Daphne21The Statue of Christ at Paneas, and Other Wonders22Julian and the Rebuilding of the Temple at Jerusalem