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Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία

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Τὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων διαδοχὴν ἐν ὅλοις ἑπτὰ περιγράψαντες βιβλίοις, ἐν ὀγδόωι τούτωι συγγράμματι τὰ καθ' ἡμᾶς αὐτούς, οὐ τῆς τυχούσης ἄξια ὄντα γραφῆς, ἕν τι τῶν ἀναγκαιοτάτων ἡγούμεθα δεῖν εἰς γνῶσιν καὶ τῶν μεθ' ἡμᾶς παραδοῦναι, καὶ ἄρξεταί γε ὁ λόγος ἡμῖν ἐντεῦθεν.

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The Church History of Eusebius

Introduction.

As we have described in seven books the events from the time of the apostles, ¹ we think it proper in this eighth book to record for the information of posterity a few of the most important occurrences of our own times, which are worthy of permanent record. Our account will begin at this point.