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Translations and Original Texts

Amidon, P.R. trans. (2007). Philostorgius: Church History, Society of Biblical Literature. - can be borrowed with a free account from archive.org

Walford, Edward trans. (1855) Epitome of the Ecclesiastical History of Philostorgius (London: Henry G. Bonn, 1855 - open access at tertullian.org, transcribed by Roger Pearse

Joseph Bidez, Philostorgius, Kirchengeschichte: Mit dem Leben des Lucian von Antiochien und den Fragmenten eines arianischen historiographen (3rd ed.; rev. by Friedhelm Winkelmann; GCS; Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1981). - Amidon (2007:xxi) describes this Greek edition as a masterful edition, in which all the relevant pieces have been edited and furnished with an introduction that is indispensable to all studies of the historian

Bruno Bleckmann, Markus Stein: E 7: Philostorgios, Kirchengeschichte. Editiert, übersetzt und kommentiert. Band 1: Einleitung, Text und Übersetzung; Band 2: Kommentar. Paderborn 2015, ISBN 978-3-506-78199-4. - German translation at Brill (paysite)

Editions (from Roger Pearse at tertullian.org)

Editions: MG 65, 459-624.

Crit. ed.: J. BIDEZ, Philostorgius Kirchengeschichte: GCS 21 (1913) 1-150; Anfang der Artemii Passio mit Philostorgius Angaben äber Artemius, ibid. 151-157.

H. G. OPITZ, Die Vita Constantini des Cod. Ang. Gr. 22: Byz 9 (1934) 535-593 (contains the complete text of the Vita with the fragments of Philostorgius).

New fragments: P. HESELER, Neues zur 'Vita Constantini' des Codex Angelicus 22: Byz 10 (1935) 399-402.

J. BIDEZ, Fragments nouveaux de Philostorge sur la vie de Constantin: Byz 10 (1935) 403-442.

Articles and Books (from Roger Pearse at tertullian.org)

J. R. ASMUS, Ein Beitrag zur Rekonstruktion der Kirchengeschichte des Philo-storgios: BZ 4 (1895) 30-44.

P. BATIFFOL, Fragmente der Kirchengeschichte des Philostorgius: RQ. 3 (1889) 252-289

idem, Die Textäberlieferung der Kirchengeschichte des Philostorgius: RQ 4 (1890) 134-143

idem, Quaestiones Philostorgianae (thesis). Paris, 1891

idem, Un historiographe anonyme arien du IVe siecle: RQ9 (1895) 57-97 (a source of Philostorgius).

J. BIDEZ, GCS 21 (1913) IX-CLXIII (important introductions on manuscripts, sources, life, education and purpose of Philostorgius).

G. FRITZ, DTC 12 (1935) 1495-1498.

L. JEEP, Zur Ãœberlieferung des Philostorgius (TU 17, 3b, 2). Leipzig, 1899.

J. MARQUART, Die schwarzen Syrer des Philostorgios: ThLZ 38 (1913) 705-709.

Websites

The Manuscripts of Photius’ Epitome of the Church History of Philostorgius at roger-pearse.com - includes a list of manuscripts and a stemma

List of Manuscripts for Philostorgius Historia Ecclesiastica at Pinakes

Online edition of Introduction to the Epitome of Philostorgius' 'Church History' by Photius - open access - in Greek and French