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The Epitome of the Divine Institutes 5:2Lucius Caecilius Firmianus LactantiusIt remains to speak of the prophetic women. Varro relates that there were ten Sibyls,-the first of the Persians, the second the Libyan, the third the Delphian, the fourth the Cimmerian, the fifth the Erythraean, the sixth the Samian, the seventh the Cumaean, the eighth the Hellespontian, the ninth the Phrygian, the tenth the Tiburtine, who has the name of Albunea. Of all these, he says that there are three books of the Cumaean alone which contain the fates of the Romans, and are accounted sacred, but that there exist. and are commonly regarded as separate, books of almost all the others, but that they are entitled, as though by one name, Sibylline books, excepting that the Erythraean, who is said to have lived in the times of the Trojan war, placed her name in her book: the writings of the others are mixed together.Against the Heathen Book 3 1:13Arnobius of Sicca10. What say you, ye holy and pure guardians of religion? Have the gods, then, sexes; and are they disfigured by those parts, the very mention of whose names by modest lips is disgraceful? What, then, now remains, but to believe that they, as unclean beasts, are transported with violent passions, rush with maddened desires into mutual embraces, and at last, with shattered and ruined bodies, are enfeebled by their sensuality? And since some things are peculiar to the female sex, we must believe that the goddesses, too, submit to these conditions at the proper time, conceive and become pregnant with loathing, miscarry, carry the full time, and sometimes are prematurely delivered. O divinity, pure, holy, free from and unstained by any dishonourable blot! The mind longs and burns to see, in the great halls and palaces of heaven, gods and goddesses, with bodies uncovered and bare, the full-breasted Ceres nursing Iacchus, as the muse of Lucretius sings, the Hellespontian Priapus bearing about among the goddesses, virgin and matron, those parts ever prepared for encounter. It longs, I say, to see goddesses pregnant, goddesses with child, and, as they daily increase in size, faltering in their steps, through the irksomeness of the burden they bear about with them; others, after long delay, bringing to birth, and seeking the midwife's aid; others, shrieking as they are attacked by keen pangs and grievous pains, tormented, and, under all these influences, imploring the aid of Juno Lucina. Is it not much better to abuse, revile, and otherwise insult the gods, than, with pious pretence, unworthily to entertain such monstrous beliefs about them?THE CHURCH HISTORY OF EUSEBIUS · Book 6 24:4Eusebius of Caesarea3 While these things were in progress, Urbanus, who had been for eight years bishop of the Roman church, was succeeded by Pontianus, and Zebinus succeeded Philetus in Antioch.THE CHURCH HISTORY OF EUSEBIUS · Book 6 30:2Eusebius of Caesarea1 Gordianus succeeded Maximinus as Roman emperor; and Pontianus, who had been bishop of the church at Rome for six years, was succeeded by Anteros. After he had held the office for a month, Fabianus succeeded him.Against the Donatists · Book 2 2:16Optatus of MilevisTo Peter succeeded Linus, to Linus succeeded Clement, to Clement Anacletus, to Anacletus Evaristus, to Evaristus Sixtus, to Sixtus Telesphorus, to Telesphorus Hyginus, to Hyginus Anacetus, to Anacetus Pius, to Pius Soter, to Soter Alexander, to Alexander Victor, to Victor Zephyrinus, to Zephyrinus Calixtus, to Calixtus Urban, to Urban Pontianus, to Pontianus Anterus, to Anterus Fabian, to Fabian Cornelius, to Cornelius Lucius, to Lucius Stephen, to Stephen Sixtus, to Sixtus Dionysius, to Dionysius Felix, to Felix Marcellinus, to Marcellinus Eusebius, to Eusebius Miltiades, to Miltiades Silvester, to Silvester Marcus, |69 to Marcus Julius, to Julius Liberius, to Liberius Damasus, to Damasus Siricius, who to-day is our colleague, with whom 'the whole world,' through the intercourse of letters of peace, agrees with us in one bond of communion.Weights and Measures · Appendices 4:25Epiphanius of Salamisaporryma ......1/2 saites ............11 xestai true saites ........22 xestai Nicaean saites .....8 or 10 xestai shafitha ...... sapation ......22 xestai in Ashkelon.......18 xestai in Azotus.........14 xestai in Gazagreat hin...........18 xestai sacred hin...........9 xestai complete chus .....8 xestai .....1/9 metretes ........1/6 samios sacred chus .......6 xestai .....1/12 metretes mares ........2 pots in Pontus.......20 Alexandrian xestai pot (of the Pontians).......10 xestai kupros .....2 modii .......10 choinikes ........20 xestai (dry measure) congiarium .........6 xestai. little xestes ........ sexton Weights and Measures · English translation 1:8Epiphanius of Salamis3. Concerning the measurement of land and measures (of capacity). The "field" is a land measure and consists of (the land sown by) 5 or 6 seahs. The kor is 30 modii. The lethekh is 15 modii, the same as the great homer. The great homer, 15 modii. The bath, |13 otherwise the little homer, 50 xestai. The seah, an overfull modius, that is to say, because of its overflow, a modius and a {46a} quarter. The modius, of 22 xestai, which is also the sacred measure. The cab, among some one-fourth of a modius, among others one-fifth, and among a few one-sixth. The choinix, among the Cyprians one-eighth of the modius, which (with them) is 17 xestai, making 2 1/8 xestai. The hyfi of fine flour, being the same as the choinix. The handful of meal, what the hand can grasp; and so the measure signifies as much as the hand can hold. The ardeb, 72 xestai, which also is found as a sacred measure. Three measures of fine flour, one-tenth, it is said, of an ardeb, that is, 7 1/5 xestai, (in) every measure. But each measure holds an omer; and, again, in every measure (are) 3 (little) omers, every one of them 2 xestai and one-{46b} third and one-fifteenth. Three measures of fine flour are not a measure but a kind, that is, broken grains of wheat that have been ground and have fallen into baskets. The nevel of wine is a measure of 150 xestai, that is to say, 3 liquid seahs; for a liquid seah consists of 50 xestai. The kollathon, among the Syrians half of a liquid seah, which is 25 xestai. The shatifta of ointment, a vessel round in form, containing a libra by weight, that is to say, half a xestes. The aporryma, only among the Thebans, which is half a saites, of 11 xestai; for a complete saites is 22 xestai. The kapsakes of water, the great one of 12 xestai; but the small one that was provided for Elijah was of 4 xestai. The kotyle of oil, one-half a xestes. {46c} The kyathos, a measure for mixed wine, the xestes being divided sometimes into 6 parts, sometimes into 3. The metretes of wine; great is the variation in this measure, but according to the sacred measure 72 xestai. The metretes of oil indicates the same measure. The tryblion, shaped like the scutella, but a measure of half a xestes. The xestes; there is great variation in the xestai, the Pontic being four times the Alexandrian, 8 librae in oil, but the Italian 22 ounces, the Alexandrian 2 librae, the castrensis 2 librae |14 and two-thirds and a little (more), the Nicomedian 20 ounces. The amphora, said to be the same measure as the nevel, for the Cyprians call a jar of 150 xestai an amphora. The shafitha, which among those of Ashkelon is of 22 xestai, among those of Azotus of 18 xestai, among those of Gaza {46d} of 14 xestai. The hin, the great one, 18 xestai, which is one-fourth of a metretes; but the sacred one is 9 xestai. The chus, the complete one, of 8 xestai, but the sacred one of 6 xestai. The golden stamnos, which was of 4 xestai, in which was the manna. The mares, among the Pontians 2 jars, each one of 10 xestai, which is 20 Alexandrian xestai. The kupros, among them 2 modii. The congiarium, of 6 xestai. The mnasis, among the Cyprians and others 10 modii of wheat or barley. The medimnos of the Cyprians varies; for those of Constantia say 5 modii, but those of Paphos and the Sicilians say 4 1/2 modii. Here ends the (list of) topics. |15 Chronicle · Latin text of pages 188-332 83:8Jerome2250 12 b Romanae ecclesiae XVII episcopatum suscepit PONTIANUS, annis V. 234 Chronicle · Pages 188-332 83:15Jerome2250 12 b Pontianus received the 17th episcopate of the Roman church for five years. 234 Letters 40:3Augustine of Hippo2. For if the lineal succession of bishops is to be taken into account, with how much more certainty and benefit to the Church do we reckon back till we reach Peter himself, to whom, as bearing in a figure the whole Church, the Lord said: "Upon this rock will I build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it!" The successor of Peter was Linus, and his successors in unbroken continuity were these:-Clement, Anacletus, Evaristus, Alexander, Sixtus, Telesphorus, Iginus, Anicetus, Pius, Soter, Eleutherius, Victor, Zephirinus, Calixtus, Urbanus, Pontianus, Antherus, Fabianus, Cornelius, Lucius, Stephanus, Xystus, Dionysius, Felix, Eutychianus, Gaius, Marcellinus, Marcellus, Eusebius, Miltiades, Sylvester, Marcus, Julius, Liberius, Damasus, and Siricius, whose successor is the present Bishop Anastasius. In this order of succession no Donatist bishop is found. But, reversing the natural course of things, the Donatists sent to Rome from Africa an ordained bishop, who, putting himself at the head of a few Africans in the great metropolis, gave some notoriety to the name of "mountain men," or Cutzupits, by which they were known.Chronographia Tripertita · english 2:7Anastasius the Librariancundum Christum est, multaque animae profutura composuit monumenta,tam scilicet in Exameron et in ea quae post Exameron sunt, in multa etiam prophetarum, et maxime E z e chielis et Danielis ; quin et in cantica canticorum et in alias diversas veteres et novas scripturas ; interea etiam in a p o c a lypsintheologi,quaminPatmovidit. etcontraMarcionem p.675et ceteras haereses scripsit, et de 16 annorum circulo, qui in paschae ratione observari solet, exposuit canonem, quem intra primum annum concludit Alexandri Mamacae filii. et ut compendiose dicatur,Theophrates *)fluvius ecclesiae vivo rum effectus est fluentorum, ad extremum martyrii coronam indutus. ex hoc etiam infelix Origenes conscribendi c o m mentarios in scripturas sanctas fomitem sumpsit, incitante se Ambrosio , et affatim, quae in hoc opus essent necessaria, largiente. denique septem notarios velociter et optime scri bentes adhibuit ; sed et puellas scribendi arte doctissimas ad inenarrabilem ei praestandam alacritatem dictandi. sed in barathrum gentilis prodigiosaeque fabulationis delapsus resti tutionem et praeexistentiam necnon et aliaquaedam dogmata praedicavit, et ideo a choro sanctorum expulsus est. fertur autem quodMamaea,mater imperatorisAlexandri,cum esset oppido dei cultrix, locuta sit cum Origene apud Antiochiam degens ; quae etiam penes omnes qui famosi tunc Christiano rum magistri habebantur, benignissime ferebatur propter fidem, qua erga Christum flagrabat. Emaus Palaestinae c a stellum,de quo in sacris legitur evangeliis,ab Alexandro Nicopolis est honorari decreta, legatione fungente Africano, qui historias in quinque libris conscripsit. Mundi anno 5728, divinae incarnationis anno 228, M a ximinus imperans contra Christianos persecutionem movit. his temporibus Antherus et Pontianus Romani praesules cla ruerunt . Mundi anno 5731, divinae incarnationis anno 231, G o r dianus imperat. Fabianus episcopus Romanus martyr h a Mundi anno 5737, divinae incarnationis anno 237,Por p.682phyriusPlotiniPlatoniciphilosophiauditorhabetur. Theo pompus philosophus apud Chaeroniam et Nicator Sophista penes Athenas pollebat. Philippus imperator adeo in fide Christi proficiebat ut etiam peccata sua prompte confitere tur, et nocte paschalis festivitatis multitudini inter ecclesiae orationes communicaret. unde factum est ut divinus sermo ampliorem fiduciam sumeret. 34 ANASTASI HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA p.680 p .681 betur. *) Euphrates codex Thuanus.Chronographia Tripertita · latin 2:4Anastasius the Librariancundum Christum est, multaque animae profutura composuit monumenta,tam scilicet in Exameron et in ea quae post Exameron sunt, in multa etiam prophetarum, et maxime E z e chielis et Danielis ; quin et in cantica canticorum et in alias diversas veteres et novas scripturas ; interea etiam in a p o c a lypsintheologi,quaminPatmovidit. etcontraMarcionem p.675et ceteras haereses scripsit, et de 16 annorum circulo, qui in paschae ratione observari solet, exposuit canonem, quem intra primum annum concludit Alexandri Mamacae filii. et ut compendiose dicatur,Theophrates *)fluvius ecclesiae vivo rum effectus est fluentorum, ad extremum martyrii coronam indutus. ex hoc etiam infelix Origenes conscribendi c o m mentarios in scripturas sanctas fomitem sumpsit, incitante se Ambrosio , et affatim, quae in hoc opus essent necessaria, largiente. denique septem notarios velociter et optime scri bentes adhibuit ; sed et puellas scribendi arte doctissimas ad inenarrabilem ei praestandam alacritatem dictandi. sed in barathrum gentilis prodigiosaeque fabulationis delapsus resti tutionem et praeexistentiam necnon et aliaquaedam dogmata praedicavit, et ideo a choro sanctorum expulsus est. fertur autem quodMamaea,mater imperatorisAlexandri,cum esset oppido dei cultrix, locuta sit cum Origene apud Antiochiam degens ; quae etiam penes omnes qui famosi tunc Christiano rum magistri habebantur, benignissime ferebatur propter fidem, qua erga Christum flagrabat. Emaus Palaestinae c a stellum,de quo in sacris legitur evangeliis,ab Alexandro Nicopolis est honorari decreta, legatione fungente Africano, qui historias in quinque libris conscripsit. Mundi anno 5728, divinae incarnationis anno 228, M a ximinus imperans contra Christianos persecutionem movit. his temporibus Antherus et Pontianus Romani praesules cla ruerunt . Mundi anno 5731, divinae incarnationis anno 231, G o r dianus imperat. Fabianus episcopus Romanus martyr h a Mundi anno 5737, divinae incarnationis anno 237,Por p.682phyriusPlotiniPlatoniciphilosophiauditorhabetur. Theo pompus philosophus apud Chaeroniam et Nicator Sophista penes Athenas pollebat. Philippus imperator adeo in fide Christi proficiebat ut etiam peccata sua prompte confitere tur, et nocte paschalis festivitatis multitudini inter ecclesiae orationes communicaret. unde factum est ut divinus sermo ampliorem fiduciam sumeret. 34 ANASTASI HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA p.680 p .681 betur. *) Euphrates codex Thuanus.Commentary on Luke · Translator Preface 1:22Thomas AquinasEvagrius, a Pontian by birth, studied under Greg. Naz. at Constantinople, and afterwards a disciple of S. Macarius in Egypt, wrote many monastic works, of which some are published among the writings of John Damascene.January 19:6The Roman MartyrologyAt Spoleto, in the time of the Emperor Antonine, the holy martyr Pontian. Fabian, the judge, caused him to be first most grievously beaten with rods and then to walk barefoot upon live coals by these he was unhurt, and was therefore racked, lacerated with iron hooks, and cast into prison, where he was comforted by a visitation of angels. Lastly he was thrown to the lions, had molten lead poured over him, and was then beheaded.March 25:3The Roman MartyrologyAt Rome, the holy martyr Quirinus, under the Emperor Claudius. He suffered the spoiling of his goods, a foul imprisonment, and many stripes, and was at length slain with the sword [, in the year 269]. His body was cast into the Tiber, but the Christians found it on the island of Lycaonia and buried it in the cemetery of Pontianus.August 25:3The Roman MartyrologyAt Rome, [in the second century,] the holy martyrs Eusebius, Pontian, Vincent, and Peregrin. Under the Emperor Commodus they were first racked, then stretched with thongs, and afterwards cudgelled, their sides were burnt, and as they remained faithful in the praise of Christ they were hided to death with scourges loaded with lead.November 19:3The Roman MartyrologyOn the same day, the holy martyr, Pope Pontian, who was exiled to Sardinia along with the Priest Hippolytus, under the Emperor Alexander, and was there cudgelled to death. His body was brought to Rome by blessed Pope Fabian, and buried in the cemetery of Kallistus.December 11:2The Roman MartyrologyAt Rome, the holy Confessor Pope Damasus (of Spain), who condemned the arch-heretic Apollinaris, and restored to his papacy Peter, Pope of Alexandria, who had been driven into exile moreover, he found the bodies of many holy martyrs, and caused to be engraved upon their tombstones verses composed by himself. (He died in the year 384.) Likewise at Rome, the holy martyr Thrason, who fed at his own expense Christians who were in prison or sent to work in the baths, or at other public works. He was arrested by order of the Emperor Maximian, and crowned with martyrdom along with two others named Pontian and Pretextatus, (about the year 293.)December 31:7The Roman MartyrologyAt Catania, in Sicily, the holy martyrs Stephen, Pontian, Attalus, Fabian, Cornelius, Sextus, Flos, Quintian, Minervinus and Simplician.December 2:4The Roman MartyrologyLikewise at Rome, (at the end of the 2nd century,) the holy martyr Pontian and four others.