Eusebius of Samosata

When did Eusebius die?

Eusebius of Samosata is dated d. AD 379 (killed by a thrown roof-tile) in the archive, which places Eusebius in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).

Which early sources mention Eusebius?

Eusebius of Samosata is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Basil of Caesarea and Theodoret of Cyrrhus. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Eusebius from?

The archive associates Eusebius of Samosata with Samosata, Commagene. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Eusebius’ contemporaries?

The archive links Eusebius of Samosata to 2 other figures, including Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

[Contemporary correspondence — Basil's most constant confidant. Year after year the letters lean on him by name: Basil begs his presence in the troubles of Caesarea, mourns the sickness that kept him away, and calls his company the one medicine of his discouragement.]

When the decree of banishment came at evening, he crossed the Euphrates by night, lest the people riot to keep him; in Thrace he went about in a soldier's dress, ordaining orthodox clergy. Restored, he was killed at Dolikha by a tile an Arian woman flung from a roof — and dying, he bound the bystanders by oath to exact no vengeance.