VIII. Тит (царств. 2 года и 2 месяца)

Titus the son of Vespasian knew both languages ​​(Latin and Greek) very well and was so kind that when on any day he remembered at dinner that he had done nothing good to anyone that day, he said: “Friends, I have lost a day.” Mount Vesuvius, breaking through at the top, spewed out so much fire that it burned neighboring regions and cities with people. Titus returns the philosopher Musonius Rufus from exile. Titus builds an amphitheater in Rome and kills 5,000 animals during its dedication. The second bishop of the Roman Church is Cleitus, who ruled for 12 years. A lot of buildings in Rome are destroyed by fire. Titus died of illness in the villa where his father lived, on September 12 at the age of 42. 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: