The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

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Scope Of Chapter XXI. A.D. 312

• African Controversy

315

• Schism of the Donatists
• The Trinitarian Controversy

B.C.360

• The System of Plato
• The Logos

B.C.300

• Taught in the School of Alexandria

A.D.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
  1. Arianism
  2. Tritheism
  3. 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
• Divisions
  1. Rome
  2. 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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