CONTENTS OF THE PROLEGOMENA

CHAPTER I. — THE LIFE OF EUSEBIUS.
§ 1. Sources and Literature ................................................................... 3
§ 2. Eusebius’ birth and training. His life in Cæsarea until the outbreak of the persecution .......... 3
§ 3. The persecution of Diocletian ............................................................. 8
§ 4. Eusebius’ accession to the bishopric of Cæsarea ............................................... 10
§ 5. The outbreak of the Arian controversy. The attitude of Eusebius ............................. 11
§ 6. The Council of Nicæa ..................................................................... 19
§ 7. Continuance of the Arian controversy. Eusebius’ relations to the two parties .................. 21
§ 8. Eusebius and Marcellus ................................................................... 25
§ 9. The death of Eusebius .................................................................... 25

CHAPTER II. — THE WRITINGS OF EUSEBIUS.
§ 1. Eusebius as a writer .................................................................... 26
§ 2. Catalogue of his works ................................................................... 28

CHAPTER III. — EUSEBIUS’ CHURCH HISTORY.
§ 1. Date of its composition ................................................................. 45
§ 2. The author’s design ..................................................................... 46
§ 3. Eusebius as a historian. The merits and defects of his History ............................... 46
§ 4. Editions and versions .................................................................... 52
§ 5. Literature ............................................................................... 55

TESTIMONIES OF THE ANCIENTS IN FAVOR OF EUSEBIUS .............................................. 57
TESTIMONIES OF THE ANCIENTS AGAINST EUSEBIUS ................................................ 67