XIX. Макрин (царствовал один год)

Macrinus, who had been praetorian prefect, was made emperor. Philetos is appointed bishop of Antioch. In Rome, during the games on the Feast of Vulcan, the amphitheater burned down. According to Africanus, the holy man Aggar reigned in Edessa. We translate the chronicle of Eusebius according to Jerome’s account, starting only from the Nativity of Christ, bearing in mind theological and church-historical interest, which the previous part of the chronicle does not represent. On the same basis, we consider it possible to omit in the translation the chronological indication of the years from Abraham, according to the Olympiads and according to the years of the reign of the kings of Judah (before the destruction of Jerusalem) and limit ourselves to Christian chronology. Asterisks indicate testimony of dubious authenticity that is found in all lists of the chronicle according to the presentation of the bl. Jerome. Note Editorials. You might be interested in: