A Roman emperor;[1] a Christian and a believer in consubstantiality,[2] he [sc. nevertheless] did no injustice to his opponents. He also became very ready to pass legislation, giving thought also to the just reception of treasures; in addition he was precise with the selection of his commanders and inexorable with punishments of those who were disobedient -- also the noblest man in the wars. But Valens,[3] adhering to the view of Arius,[4] used to submit many people to exile. It was during this time that Liberius was head of the church in Rome,[5] Athanasius of the one in Alexandria,[6] and Eudoxios, the instructor of Arius' cult, of the one in Constantinople.[7]
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[1] Valentinian I -- for his son and successor Valentinian II, see
omicron 763 -- was chosen emperor by an assembly of civilian and military officials in 364 and reigned until his death in 375. He is said to have allowed religious freedom, although he prohibited some pagan practices, such as nocturnal sacrificial practices and magic. See
De imperatoribus Romanis entry at web address 1 (Walter E. Roberts); Catholic Encyclopedia entry at web address 2. The present entry is John of
Antioch fr.182 FHG (4.607), now 274 Roberto.
[2] The main concern at the beginning of the entry is to emphasize Valentinian's tolerance of different religious views. This claim regarding consubstantiality refers to the relationship among the Divine persons of the Christian Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, who are 'identical in being or substance'). See also e.g.
alpha 3397,
beta 150,
gamma 450.
[3] Valens, Valentinian's brother, became emperor along with Valentinian. On Valens and his atrocities see
omicron 764.
[4] A Christian priest who maintained a dispute with Alexander of Alexandria with regard to the nature of Jesus. See generally
alpha 3834,
alpha 3835. According to Arius, Jesus, even being the Son of God, was not consubstantial with God (his Father). The details of the controversy are reported by Socrates of Constantinople, a Church historian: see his
Ecclesiastical History 1.5 (On rivalry of Arius against the superintendent Alexander).
[5] Pope/Saint Liberius, in office 352-366.
[6] Athanasius the Great, a.k.a. Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria, a Christian theologian and bishop of Alexandria (one of the great four Doctors of the Catholic Church). Oddly, he does not have a biographical entry in the Suda, but see Catholic Encyclopedia entry at web address 3.
[7] Bishop of
Antioch; see
epsilon 3428.
[8]
sigma 64.
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