An Ordering Principle for Book Viii of Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History
A Suggestion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4064432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Somerville (0000-0002-3093-2533, Yale University, corresponding author), Robert E Somerville (1New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 91 |
| Publication date | 1966-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1582231 |
| OpenAlex | W4245735136 |
| Language | EN |
AN ORDERING PRINCIPLE FOR BOOK VIII OF EUSEBIUS' ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY: A SUGGESTION BY ROBERT E. SOMERVILLE In contrast to the first seven books of the Ecclesiastical History,' each of which treats a number of topics, Book VIII has but a single theme - the persecution under Diocletian. The book breaks down topically, very roughly, into three divisions: (a) chapters 1-6: the beginnings of the persecution and the early persecution at Nicomedia; (b) chapters 7-13,7: the persecution throughout the Empire; and (c) chapters 13, 8-17: political information Eusebius deemed pertinent, plus Galerius' Edict of 311. At first glance such a basic
Ancient history · Biblical studies · Empire · Persecution · Political science · Politics · Religious persecution · Theme (computing) · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Studies and Legal History · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Theology and Canon Law Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |