Primary source · Greek
Ecclesiastical History (Epitome)
Philostorgius · c. AD 425 (epitomized by Photius)
What this text is
The 'church history from the other side' — an Arian's narrative preserved only in epitome, honoring as martyr the very Artemius whom the pagan Ammianus records executed.
Public-domain translations
Working translation (from the Greek epitome)
Julian, come to Antioch, had Artemius beheaded, alleging the destruction of the idols in Egypt — but the truer cause was his confession of Christ. (VII.7)
Manuscript witnesses
Photius's epitome tradition
9th c. (epitome); later copiesThe full history is lost; Photius's condensation and scattered fragments alone survive.
Patrologia Graeca, vol. 65 (Migne)
1858Standard pre-critical text of the epitome.
Provenance
Constantinople; the lost history of an Anomoian sympathizer, surviving in Photius's summary
Editions & scholarship
Critical editions and standard translations behind the text above.
- Philostorgius: Kirchengeschichte (GCS)J. Bidez, rev. F. Winkelmann, 1981The critical edition of the fragments and epitome.
- Philostorgius: Church HistoryPhilip R. Amidon, 2007English translation with notes (SBL Writings from the Greco-Roman World).