XXIV. Филипп (царств. 7 лет)

Philip makes his son Philip a participant in the reign, and the first of all Roman emperors was a Christian. During the reign of Philippi, the millennium of Rome was celebrated, and as a result of this celebration, countless animals were killed in the great circus and on the Campus Martius, for three days and three nights, people tirelessly watched theatrical performances. The Theater of Pompey and Hekatonstylon burned down. The fortieth performance was performed on the occasion of the celebration of the founding of Rome and the games in memory of the millennium ended. Philip builds a city named after himself in Thrace. The administration of the Alexandrian church was taken over by the XXIII Bishop Dionysius, who ruled for 17 years. Philip the elder is killed in Verona, and the younger in Rome. 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: