Eusebius

[ yoo-see-bee-uhs ]

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Eusebius

/ juːˈsiːbɪəs /

Eusebius?265?340MRomanRELIGION: clergymanHISTORY: historian ?265–?340 ad , bishop of Caesarea: author of a history of the Christian Church to 324 a.d

Eusebius began a long-lived tradition of equating dissent and disagreement with persecution.

Eusebius, the successor of Marcellus, was also banished on account of the controversy concerning the lapsed.

The latter, indeed, is claimed by Eusebius as a Christian; but his character and conduct are inconsistent with such a supposition.

Eusebius, an eye-witness of the last persecution, states that innumerable multitudes suffered during its prevalence.

Eusebius speaks of the charred remains of Polycarp as more precious than the richest jewels, and more tried than gold.

While digging here in 1856, De Rossi found the important epitaph of Eusebius before given.

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