The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon — In The West
Scope Of Chapter XXI.
Persecution of heresy. - The Schism of the Donatists. - The Arian Controversy. - Athanasius. - Distracted state of the Church and the Empire under Constantine and his sons. - Toleration of Paganism
ADEvent
312 African Controversy
315Schism of the Donatists, The Trinitarian Controversy
B.C.360 The System of Plato— The Logos
B.C.300 Taught in the School of Alexandria
97 Revealed by the Apostle St. John
The Ebionites and Docetes
Mysterious Nature of the Trinity
Zeal of the Christians
Authority of the Church
Factions
318 Heterodox Opinions of Arius
Three Systems of the Trinity— I Arianism —II Tritheism —III Sabellianism
325 Council of Nice. The Homoousion, Arian Creeds, Arian Sects, Faith of the Western, or Latin Church
360 Council of Rimini, Conduct of the Emperors in the Arian Controversy
324 Indifference of Constantine
325 His Zeal
328-337 He persecutes the Arian and the Orthodox Party
337-361 Constantius favours the Arians, Arian Councils
Character and Adventures of Athanasius
330 Persecution against Athanasius
336 His first Exile
338 and Restoration
341 His second Exile
349 and second Restoration
351 Resentment of Constantius
353-355 Councils of Arles and Milanv
355 Condemnation of Athanasius
Exiles
356 Third Expulsion of Athanasius from Alexandria— His Behaviour
356-362 His Retreat
Arian Bishops
DivisionsI Rome—II Constantinople
Cruelty of the Arians
345,&C The Revolt and Fury of the Donatist Circumcellions— Their Religious Suicides
312-361 General Character of the Christian Sects
Toleration of Paganism by Constantine— And his Sons
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