The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus - Coptic ...

[94] THESE ARE THE CONTENTS OF THE THIRD
BOOK OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF
EVAGRIUS SCHOLASTICUS
1. Concerning the reign of Zeno and his life.
2. Concerning barbarian invasions in the East and West.
3. Concerning the usurpation of Basiliscus and Zeno’s £ight.
4. That Basiliscus recalled Timothy Aelurus and, being persuaded
by him, sent out encyclical letters everywhere to annul the Synod at Chalcedon.
5. Concerning those who assented to Basiliscus’ Encyclicals and
annulled the Synod.
6. That, after Timothy Aelurus had regained the Alexandrians’ see
and returned the patriarchal right to that of the Ephesians, he subjected
the Synod at Chalcedon to anathema.
7. That, after the monks had rioted at the instigation of Acacius,
Basiliscus in terror sent out Counter-Encyclicals, having written the
opposite of the previous ones.
8. Concerning the return of Zeno.
9. That, after the death of Basiliscus, in order to conciliate Acacius
the bishops of Asia provided a document of repentance for the wrong
they had done in annulling the Synod at Chalcedon.
10. Concerning those who were bishop at Antioch.
11. That the emperor Zeno wished to pursue Aelurus, but took pity
on him because of his age and left him; and that after he had died, Peter
Mongus was elected by the Alexandrians, but Timothy the successor of
Proterius occupied the Alexandrians’ throne on the emperor’s decision.
12. Concerning John who held the rudders of the Alexandrians’ see
after Timothy; how Zeno drove him out for being forsworn and entrusted
the Alexandrians’ see to Peter Mongus.
[95] 13. That Peter Mongus accepted the Henoticon of Zeno and joined
to himself the followers of Proterius.
14. Concerning the so-called Henoticon of Zeno.
15. That John of Alexandria arrived in Rome and in£uenced Simplicius
against Zeno, to write to Zeno concerning what had happened.