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Anatolius. a. D. 270. 143
— ' The* same Anatolius left also the Principles of Aritlime-
' tic in ten books, and likewise some other works, inominients
' of his diligence in studying" the divine scriptures, and of his
' understanding- therein.'
Eusebius has inserted in his Ecclesiastical History" a longpassage
of Anatolius's book upon Easter, or his Paschal
canons, as he there calls it: and yEgidius Bucherius has
published the same work in an ancient Latin version said
to be llufinus's; which is generally allowed to be, for the
main at least, the genuine work of Anatolius. It is thought
by some, that there are remaining fragments of his other
work, the Institutions of Arithmetic. Fabricius^ has published
some fragments in Greek, which he supposed to be of
Anatolius.
There were others of this name, which ought to be distinguished
from our Anatolius. Fabricius"' has mentioned
several. Cave'' also well argues, that our Anatolius is different
from him whom^ Eunapius speaks of as master of
Jamblichus; though^ Valesius confounded them: and 'Basnage
is pleased to signify his approbation of Valesius's
opinion.
Anatolius, in the passage'' cited by Eusebius from his
Paschal canons, mentions several Jewish writers ; Philo,
Josephus, MusEcus, and others more ancient; two of the
name Agathobulus, called rabbins, or masters ; and Aristobulus,
one of the seventy translators of the Old Testament,
or part of it. He likewise*^ mentions some book of Enoch :
and in that part of his Avork, which w^e have in Latin only,
very honourable mention is made of*^ Origen.
H. As there remains but a small part of the work of Anatolius,
except what is the Latin translation, a brief account
of his testimony to the scriptures will suffice.
1. He quotes ' as from the gospel'' these words : Now the
' Kai apiOjiTiTiKag St KaraXtKonrtv 6 aurog iv oXoig SiKa avy/pafifiamv tiaa-
yuyag, kch aWa tuyfiara Ti}c,jrif>i ra Beta nxo\7]C ts avrs Kai vokvTTiipiaQ. ib.
p. 287. D. 288. A. " E/c rwv xtpi r« Tratr^a AvaroXis Kavovdiv.
K. X. p. 286. C. D. et p. 287. ' Bib. Gr. 1. iii. c. xi. T. ii. p.
275—278. * Bib. Gr. T. v. p. 277. Vid. et T. ii. p. 275.
" Hist. Lit. T. i. p. 136. y Eunap. Vit. Jambl. init.
' Ann. in Euseb. p. 158. => Ann. 269. n. ix. *> Eus. p. 287.
'^ Hapw^-aTiKa kui ra iv T(f> Ej/wi^ fiaOrjuaTa. ib. p. 287. D.
^ Sed et Origenes, omnium doctissimus, et calculi componendi perspica-
cissimus, (quippe qui et i^aXic£rrj;c vocatus,) libellum de Pascliate luculentissime
edidit. Anatol. ap. Bucher. p. 439. ^ Contra evangelii dictum,
dicentis: Prima autem die azymorum accesserunt discipuli ad Jesum. Quin
dubium non est, quin xiv. dies sit in quo discipuli Domiuura interrogavenint,
secundum raorem antiquitus sibi constitutum : Ubi vis paremus tibi comedere
Pascha? p. 443. sub. tin.