XXVII. Валериан и Галлиен (царств. 15 лет)

Valerian in Raetia was proclaimed Augustus by the army, Gallienus in Rome by the Senate - Caesar. The Roman Church has been ruled for 8 years by Bishop Xistus. Cyprian, first a rhetorician, then a presbyter and finally a bishop of Carthage, is crowned with martyrdom. Valerian, having launched a persecution against Christians, was soon captured by the Persian king Sapor and lived there until old age in miserable slavery. Sapor, the king of Persia devastates Syria, Cilicia and Cappadocia. When Valerian was taken to Persia, Gallienus gave peace to our (Christians). ΧV Bishop Paul of Samosata is delivered to Antioch With Gallio in complete disarray, the Germans penetrated as far as Ravenna. The Allemanians, having devastated Gaul, crossed into Italy. Greece, Macedonia, Pontus, Asia were devastated by the Goths. The Quads and Sarmatians occupied Pannonia. The Germans, having occupied Spain, captured Tarragona. The Parthians, possessing Mesopotamia, raided Syria. The XIV Bishop of the Alexandrian Church, Maximus, who reigned for 18 years, is ordained. The Bishop of the Roman Church Dionysius is supplied to ΧΧΙV, who ruled for 12 years. Odaenathus, decurion of Palmyra, having gathered an army from the villagers, so defeated the Persians that he camped near Ctesiphon. Bishopric of the Church of Jerusalem receives Hymenaeus Paul of Samosata, deviating from generally accepted teaching, aroused the heresy of Artemon. In his place, the XVI Bishop of the Antiochian Church, Domnus, is ordained. Postumus, Victorinus and Tetricus returned the provinces of Gaul. Gallienus is killed in Mediolan. 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: