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Ecclesiastical History — Historical footnotes

Book I.; Chapter uncertain; original source section: Prologue

Complete historical editorial footnotes. These notes retain the original edition’s wording; individual note authors are unspecified.

English translation and editorial credits: Blomfield Jackson.

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1892 (historical English edition; transcription printing date uncertain) | Historical editor/translator (individual note author unspecified)

Cf. Basil de Spir. Sanct., 29. “ὁ παλαιστῖνος” means “of Cæsarea,” his see, to distinguish him from his namesake, Bishop of Nicomedia.

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Eusebius of Palestine has written a history of the Church from the time of the holy Apostles to the reign of Constantine, the prince beloved of God. I shall begin my history from the period at which his terminates.

1892 (historical English edition; transcription printing date uncertain) | Historical editor/translator (individual note author unspecified)

The last event mentioned by Eusebius is the defeat of Licinius, who was put to death a.d. 324.

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Eusebius of Palestine has written a history of the Church from the time of the holy Apostles to the reign of Constantine, the prince beloved of God. I shall begin my history from the period at which his terminates.