91 Philost. ix. 17; Soc. iv. 38; Ruf. H. E. ii. 13. Cf. Theodoret, H. E. iv. 31-36; Eunap. Fr. i. 6; ii. 40, 41; Am. Marcel. xxxi. 11-14; Zos. iv. 24. Soz. has wrought with some other material as well.

1 Soc. v. 1, 2; Ruf. H. E. ii. 13. Cf. Theodoret, H. E. v. 1, 2; Eunap. Fragm. i. 6.

2 Cod. Theod. xvi, v. 388. 5-16; the legislation from a.d. 379-388.

3 Soc. v. 2-4; Philost. ix. 17; Ruf. H. E. ii. 14. Cf. Theodoret, H. E. v. 5-7. Soz. has other material: Zos. iv. 24. Cf. Eunap. Fragm. ii. 42, for an opposite view of Theodosius.

4 Soc. v. 5; Ruf. H. E. ii. 21; Theodoret, H. E. v. 3.

5 Soc. v. 6; Philost. ix. 19. Independent points by Soz. Cf. Zos. iv. 25-27; cf. Eunap. Fragm. i. 7, ii. 43-46.

6 The same testimony is given by Basil, in his letter to Valerianus, bishop of Illyria, Ep. xci., and in the letter to the Neo-Caesareans, Ep. cciv.

7 This is also plain from the acts of the council of Aquileia, a.d. 381; Hard. vol. 1.

8 Cod. Theod. xvi., under "Fide Catholica," 2.

9 Soc. v. 6; Philost. ix. 19; Theodoret, H. E. v. 8; Marcellinus Comes, Chronicon, s. a.d. 380.

10 Matt. x. 23.

11 Independent chapter. Cf. Philost. ix. 13, 14.

12 She was the first, and not the second, wife of Theodosius, and the mother of Arcadius and Honorius. Her funeral panegyric was delivered by Gregory of Nyssa (vol. iii. 877), as well as that of her daughter Pulcheria, (id. 863). Cf. Philost. x. 7 (Placidia).

13 Theodoret, H. E. v. 16, refers this incident to Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium and Nicephorus follows him, xii. 9.

14 Cod. Theod. xvi. iv. De his, qui super religione contendunt, 2.

15 Soc. v. 7, 8; cf. Theodoret, H. E. v. 7, 8; Ruf. H. E. ii. 19; Marcell. Chron. s. a.d. 381.

16 Soc. v. 8; cf. Theodoret, H. E. v. 8; Marcell. s. a.d. 381. Soz. is entirely independent.

17 Soc. v. 8; cf. Theodoret, H. E. v. 8, 9. The latter chapter gives the text of the letter of this Synod to the Synod of Rome. Soz. is here independent.

18 Cod. Theod. xvi. 3.

19 Most of this chapter is independent with Soz.

20 Soc. v. 9. Soz. is independent.

21 Soc. v. 9; cf. Theodoret, H. E. v. 23.

22 Ambrose, and other bishops of Italy, convened in an undesignated Synod, condemned Nectarius, both for his part in this procedure and also as improperly ordained. Hard. i. c. 844.

23 Soc. v. 10, from whom Soz. borrows his facts.

24 Cod. Theod. xvi. 5, 15.

25 Ruf. H. E. ii. 14-16; Philost. x. 5, 7; Soc. v. 11. Cf. Theodoret, H. E. v. 12, 13; Eunap. Fragm. ii. 48; Zos. iv. 42, 43.

26 In Ruf. H. E. ii. 16, Benevolus.

27 Soc. v. 12-14, 21, is the main source for Soz. Cf. Ruf. H. E. ii. 17; Philost. x. 8, 9, 11; Theodoret, H. E. v. 15; Zos. iv. 45-47.

28 Soc. v. 15-17; Ruf. ii. H. E. ii. 21-24; Theodoret, H. E. v. 21-23; many independent points in Soz.

29 Cod. Theod. xvi. 10, 11.

30 The opinion of St. Augustine (Ep. 158, ad Marcell.) is here quoted by Valesius: "lest the sufferings of the servants of God, which ought to be held in esteem in the Church, be defiled by the blood of their enemies." See, also, below, the death of Marcellus of Apamea.

31 Ruf. H. E. ii. 29; Soc. v. 17.