By Eusebius, Averil Cameron, Stuart Hall
The emperor Constantine replaced the realm by means of making the Roman Empire Christian. Eusebius wrote his existence and preserved his letters in order that his coverage could proceed. This English translation is the 1st in line with smooth severe variations. Its advent and observation open up the numerous very important concerns the lifetime of Constantine increases.
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1), perhaps because this is implied by his own words in II. 51. 1. As Emperor, Constantine crosses from his father's domain to Britain, `enclosed by the edge of Ocean', in I. 25. 2, perhaps only because he himself says that his campaign of liberation began `from that sea beside the Britons' (II. 28. 2), and `from the shores of Ocean' (IV. 9). The bene®cial laws summarized in II. 20±1 appear to be described on the basis of Constantine's provisions in II. 30±41; though there is also the possibility that they come from a parallel letter to the churches, described but not cited at II.
24, cf. IV. 27. 3. 18 i n t r o d u c t i o n we have already noticed that some of the narrative in I. 44±5 depends on documents used in the HE. The evidence for Constantine's documentary and literary output as a whole is presented and discussed in a fundamental study by H. 70 Of these ®fty-one are attributed to Constantine personally, or are issued in his name. All except one are concerned with religious or ecclesiastical aairs. There would have been similar documents on other subjects, which did not interest these writers, which are lost.
3±4. See § 6. introduction 13 4. sources Where did Eusebius ®nd his material for the VC? Winkelmann's index (pp. clv±clvii) lists `writings used'; the list contains forty biblical passages, eight legal texts, eight literary texts and thirtynine passages from Eusebius' own works. His separate list (p. ccxxx) of sources for the documents attributed to Constantine in the VC adds six biblical, two Eusebian, and two other references. Eusebius was an old hand at documented history, as is shown by the HE, PE, and DE.
