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Rh GEORGIUS. given by Fabricius as a separate work ; we sus- pect that it is identical with the Froverbia, No. 6. 9. Encomium Georgii Logothetae Acropolitae ; an extract fiora this was prefixed to the edition of the Chro7ticon of Acropolita [Acropolita], by Theo- dore Dousa, 8vo. Leyden, 1614, and to the Paris edition. 10. Vita Georgii Cyprii. This Greek memoir of George was published by J. F. Bernard de Rubeis, a Dominican, with a Latin version, notes, and dissertations, 4to. Venice, 1753, and was shown by the editor to be an autobiography. Many other works of George of Cyprus remain in MS. (Fabric. Bibl. Gr. vol. viii. p. bl, &c. ; Alla- tius. Ibid. p. 127, &c. ; Cave, Hist. Lit vol. ii. p. iVld ; Oudin, Comment, de Script. EccLes. vol. iii. Col. 556—564.) 21. DiAERETA (AtajpeTTjs), a monk of Alex- andria, of uncertain date. His 2xoAta ^Is ro UepL "Evpccreas 'Ep/j.oy4uovs, Commenturius ad Hermo- yenis Libras de Inventione^ were published by Walz, lilietores Graeci, vol. vi. p. 504, &c., 8vo. Stuttgard and Tubing., 1834. 22. Eleusius. a life of Theodore of Siceon or Sycium, for a time bishop of Anastasiopolis, in Galatia, in whi(ih country Siceon was probably situated, is professedly written by Georgius Eleu- sius, a disciple of the saint, and an eye-witness of nuich that he relates. According to his own ac- count, his parents were of Adigermarus or Adiger- niarum, a place otherwise unknown, but perhaps in Galatia, and had been childless for many years after marriage, and his birth was the result of the prayers of Theodore, to whose care he was as- signed at a very tender age for education, and with whom he continued twelve years. (Georg. Eleus. Vita Sancti Theodor. Siceotae, c. 124, in the Acta Sanctorum, April, vol. iii. ; Allatius, Ibid. p. 14 ; Fabric, Bibl. Gr. vol. x. p. 336.) 23. Epakchus, so called as being eparch or vicar of Africa. St. Maximus wrote in his name An Epistle to some Nuns o/ Aleuwidria, who had separated from the church. There is also a letter from Maximus addressed to George. They are published among the works of St. Maximus. George the eparch lived in the earlier half of the seventh century. He is also called Georgius Paii- euphemus. (Photius, Bibl. cod. 192, 194 ; Fabric. Bibl. Gr. voL ix. p. 649 ; Allatius, Ibid. p. 23 ; Cave, Hist. Litt. vol. ii., Dissert, i. p. 9, ed. Ox. 1740-43.) 24. Gkmistus, or Pletho. [Gemistus.] 25. Grammaticus, or the Grammarian. This name is sometimes given to George Choeroboscus [Choeroboscus], sometimes to otheA. Allatius mentions with great praise some Anacreontic poems by George the Grammarian, which he had in his possession, and which he was very desirous to pub- lish. (Allatius, Ibid. p. 22 ; Fabric. Bibl. Gr. vol, vi. p. 340, 341.) 26. Hagiopolita, or of Jerusalem. Allatius cites some passages from a treatise of this writer, of whom nothing further appears to be known, on incorporeal beings — Ao'7oj eyKcafxiaariKos sis toi)s da-u^KXTovs. AUatias, who had translated the work into Latin, condemns it, as containing many no- velties and blasphemies concerning angels and their ministry. (Allatius, Ibid. p. 17) 27. Hamartolus (ct/uapTwAos), or the Sinner, a monk who lived about the middle of the ninth century. He is the author of a Chronicon, as yet unpublished, extending from the Creation to the GEORGIUS. 251 reign of Michael III,, the son of Theophilus and Theodora. Extracts from this Chronicon have been given by various writers, as Allatius, Petavius, Rader, and Gretzer, and by Hody in his, Dissertatio prefixed to the Chronicon of Malala, c. 4 1. This George must not be confounded with others of the same name (as George Cedrenus, George Scylitzes, George Syncellus, George of Nicomedeia, George tho Monk J, who have written chronicles. George Ce- drenus, Theophanes, Michael Glycas, and others, have in several places transcribed passages from his Chronicon. (Allatius, Ibid. p. 30 ; Fabric. BM. Gr. vol. vii. pp. 463, 685.) 28. Hermonymus. [Hermonymus.] 29. Of Laodiceia, one of the leaders of the Arian, or rather Semi-Arian party in the ec- clesiastical struggles of the fourth century. Hia family were of Alexandria, and it is probable that he was bom and spent his early life there. He was a presbyter of the church of Alexandria before the council of Nice (a. d. 325), and was anxious to soothe the irritation caused by the dispute be- tween Alexander, the bishop, and Arius. [Alex- ander, vol. i. p. Ill, b., Arius, Athana- sius.] The letters which he wrote for this purpose, both to the bishop and to the Arian clergy, of which extracts are given by Athanasius (De Sy- nodis, c. 17), show that he held the Son to have been produced by the Father. It was probably this opinion that led to his deposition jfrom the office of presbyter ; though Athanasius says i^IL} that there were other charges against him, but does not state what they were. He elsewhere says he was deposed " for his wickedness," did tt)^ KaKiav avTov (Apol. de Fuga sua, c. 26), but this is probably only another word for heresy. George is said to have subsequently been a presbyter at Arethusa in Syria ; and after that he succeeded Theodotus in the bishopric of Laodiceia, in the same province. Athanasius says that he named himself bishop ; but it is difficult to understand what the charge means, except that perhaps George solicited the office, instead of affecting any coyness in accepting it. He was aided in obtaining it by his Arian friends, and must have been in possession of the bishopric before the meeting of the council of Antioch (a.d. 329 or 330), at which Eustathius of Antioch was deposed [Eustathius, No. 1] ; for he was present at the council. His account of the proceedings there was one of the authorities used by Socrates and Sozomen ; though Socrates says that some of his statements were inconsistent with each other. He afforded shelter about the same time to Eusebius of Emesa or Emisa [Eu- SEBius of Emisa], when driven from his see, and succeeded in procuring his restoration. In A. d. 335 he was present at the council of Tyre. In a. d. 347 he did not attend the council of Sardica, his enemies said it was through fear: in his absence he was sen- tenced to be deposed and excommunicated, but the sentence does not appear to have been carried into effect. He admitted to communion Cyril of Je- rusalem [Cyrillus of Jerusalem], who had been deposed (a.d. 358) by Acacius, bishop of Caesareia in Palestine, and in a, d. 359 headed the predominant party of the Semi-Arians, at the council of Seleuceia in Isauria, where Cyril was restored. George and his party had at this time to withstand the orthodox on the one hand and the Aetians or Anomoeans on the other. He wrote to the council of Ancyra (a. d. 358) a letter