Identifying Four Categories of the Authors of Antiquity
It is our postulate that the Constantinian political regime was corrupt
and that christian history which was to be presented as legitimate and
authentic, and to be associated with this new top-down-emperor cult,
was in fact fabricated by the invention of legions of fictitious authors
which are classified into Category 1, with their respective works.
In the first place I will list the four categories of the
authors of antiquity that the thesis deals with:
1) The fictional prenicene christians (who babble about things "christian")
2) The historical prenicene "pagans" (who have no knowledge of anything "christian").
3) The historical post-nicene christians
4) The historical post-nicene "pagans" and ascetics
Once I have listed the detailed authors and their respective
categories, I will defend the postulate, on the basis that it
represents the simplest method to explain the political chaos
of the fourth century between the groups 3 and 4, and all known
archaeological and/or scientific citations that are present in
the field of ancient history.
To anyone thinking that such large scale "mockumentary forgery" was unheard
of in the 4th century, a quick analysis of the "Historia Augusta"
would be a recommended.
CATEGORY 1: AHISTORICAL PRENICENE CHRISTIANS
This category includes all source authors mentioned in the Eusebian Ecclesiastical
History and In preparation for the Gospels, on the basis that Eusebius has
simply fabricated his "christian sources", and is thus quoting himself.
This category of authors is presented below. Jesus is included on the basis
that Eusebius pointedly presents him as the author of letter to the King of
Edessa, Agbar, which he tells us is on his desk in front of him as he writes.
He asserts that he found it in the archives, and that he will translate it,
for our benefit, from the Syriac to the Greek:
Jesus of Nazareth (0-33),
Judas (0-40),
Simon Magus (0-50),
Jude (0-60),
Barnabas (0-61),
Paul (20-65),
Matthew (0-70),
Mark (0-70),
Luke (0-70),
John (0-70),
Peter (0-70),
Clement of Rome (18-98),
Ignatius of Antioch (40-117),
Aristides the Philosopher (70-134),
Basilides (120-140),
Marcion (130-140),
Papias (110-140),
Quadratus (70-140),
Agrippa Castor (90-145),
Aquila of Sinope (of Pontus) (90-150),
Aristo of Pella (130-150),
Polycarp (110-155),
Valentinus (120-160),
Epiphanes (130-160),
Marcion of Sinope (110-160),
Justin Martyr (150-160),
Isidore (140-160),
Carpocrates of Alexandria (80-160),
Minucius Felix (140-170),
Melito of Sardis (165-175),
Dionysius of Corinth (165-175),
Excerpts of Theodotus (150-180),
Athenagoras of Athens (175-180),
Apelles (160-180),
Apollinaris Claudius (120-180),
Julius Cassianus (160-180),
Hegesippus (110-180),
Heracleon (150-180),
Ptolemy (140-180),
Pinytus of Crete (130-180),
Rhodon (175-185),
Theophilus of Caesarea (175-185),
Tatian (135-185),
Theophilus of Antioch (180-185),
Irenaeus of Lyons (175-185),
Apollonius (136-186),
Anonymous Anti-Montanist (193-193),
Maximus of Jerusalem (185-195),
Polycrates of Ephesus (130-196),
Victor I (189-199),
Mathetes (130-200),
Diognetus (130-200),
Clement of Alexandria (182-202),
Apollonius (200-210),
Pantaenus (190-210),
Serapion of Antioch (200-210),
Tertullian (197-220),
Bardesanes (180-220),
Caius (200-220),
Hippolytus of Rome (180-230),
Ammonius Saccas (155-245),
Octavius of Minucius Felix (160-250),
Alexander (of Cappadocia,Jerusalem) (150-250),
Cornelius (of Rome) (200-253),
Cyprian of Carthage (200-258),
Novatian (201-258),
Dionysius (of Alexandria) the Great (200-264),
Dionysius of Rome (210-268),
Gregory Thaumaturgus (212-275),
Paul of Samosata (200-275),
Hermias (210-280),
Malchion (of Antioch) (220-290),
Anatolius of Laodicea in Syria (222-290)
Victorinus (bishop) of Petau (240-303),
Arnobius (245-305),
Phileas (Bishop) of Thmuis (250-307),
Pamphilus (250-309),
Peter of Alexandria (250-311),
Methodius (250-311),
Miltiades (Pope 311-314) (270-314)
CATEGORY 2: HISTORICAL PRE-NICENE PAGANS
The second category of authors are those who never knew anything
whatsoever about the existence of either Jesus, the Apostles,
or the "nation of christians" in the period from the first
century to the Council of Nicaea. These authors have been
referred to as "pagans", but they would have considered
themselves part of the Egypto-Graeco-Roman empire. Any references
by any of the following authors, to "christianity, etc" are
to be separately explicated as either interpolations, or more
substantive forgeries by either Eusebius in the fourth century,
through to other pious forgers of the 15th century:
Gaius Asinius Pollio (-76-5),
Nicolaus of Damascus (-65-5),
Augustus (-63-14),
Livy (Titus Livius) (-59-17),
Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) (-43-17),
Herod Archelaus (-23-18),
King Juba II (of Lybia) (-52-23),
Strabo (-64-24),
Aulus Cremutius Cordus (-25-25),
Herod of Chalcis (-10-27),
Gaius Asinius Pollio (Jnr) (-20-30),
Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19-31),
Thrasyllus of Mendes (-36-36),
Tiberius (-42-37),
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (-20-37),
Seneca (the Elder) (-54-39),
Pontius Pilate (-10-40),
Herod Antipas (-20-40),
Ptolemy of Mauretania (-1-40),
Caligula (12-41),
Agrippa I (Herod Agrippa) (-10-44),
Zeno of Sidon (-100-44),
Diophantus (-20-44),
Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus (1-47),
Philo-Judaeus (-15-50),
Abgar V of Edessa (-4-50),
Remmius Palaemon (-10-51),
Claudius (-10-54),
Lucius Iunius Moderatur Columella (1-60),
Persius (Aulus Persius Flaccus) (34-62),
Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) (39-65),
Seneca (the Younger) (-4-65),
Thrasea Paetus (20-66),
Petronius (27-66),
Nero (37-68),
Galba (-3-69),
Otho (32-69),
Vitellus (15-69),
Dioscorides (1-70),
Cornutus (39-70),
Moderatus of Gades (Cadiz, Spain) (0-70),
Asconius Pedianus (-9-76),
Helvidius Priscus (35-77),
Demetrius the Cynic (36-77),
Vespasian (9-79),
Pliny the Elder (23-79),
Quintus Curtius Rufus (10-80),
Damis (0-80),
Chariton (10-80),
Titus (39-81),
Memnon of Heraclea (20-90),
Mucianus (20-90),
Statius (Publius Papinius Statius) (45-96),
Domitian (51-96),
Nerva (30-98),
Apollonius of Tyana (-4-98),
Quintilian (Marcus Fabius Quintilia (35-100),
Agrippa II (27-100),
Musonius Rufus (30-100),
Flavius Josephus (37-100),
Neilus (son of Theon) (50-100),
Silius Italicus (25-101),
Martial (40-102),
Pliny the Younger (63-113),
Juvenal (40-115),
Trajan (Marcus Nerva Traianus) (53-117),
Tacitus (Cornelius) (56-117 ),
Plutarch, Mestrius (46-120),
Aelianus Tacticus (50-120),
Nicomachus of Gerasa (Jerash, Jorda (60-120),
Dio Chrysostom (of Prusa) (40-120),
Curtis Rufus, Quintus (70-120),
Florus (60-130),
Suetonius (70-131),
Epictetus (55-135),
Secundus (the philosopher) (76-138),
Soranus of Ephesus (98-138),
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Traianus) (76-138),
Ptolemaeus Chennus (60-140),
Demonax (70-140),
Favorinus (80-150),
Aristocles of Messene (100-150),
Antoninus Pius (86-161),
Appian of Alexandria (95-165),
Sextus of Chaeroneia (90-165),
Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus) (90-168),
Fronto (Cornelius) (100-170),
Junius Rusticus (90-170),
Artemidorus (100-170),
Avidius Cassius (130-175),
Arrian of Nicomedia (92-175),
Lucian of Samosata (165-175),
Herodes Atticus (101-177),
Celsus (178-178),
Alciphron (120-180),
Aulus Gellius (125-180),
Marcus Aurelius (Antoninus) (121-180),
Lucius Apuleius (123-180),
Thallus (90-180),
Pausanias (110-180),
Rufus of Ephesus (110-180),
Alexander of Cottyaeum (117-181),
Aelius Aristides (117-181),
Symmachus the Ebionite (110-190),
Longus (120-190),
Granius Licinianus (120-190),
Numenius of Apamea (140-190),
Hermas (120-190),
Commodus (161-192),
Pertinax (126-193),
Didius Julianus (133-193),
Pescennius Niger (140-194),
Sextus Pompeius Festus (120-195),
Clodius Albinus (150-197),
Alexander of Aphrodisias (120-199),
Phlegon (99-199),
Mara Bar Serapion (073-200),
Julian the Theurgist (160-210),
Septimius Severus (146-211),
Geta (189-211),
Abercius (193-216),
Galen (Claudius Galenus) (129-216),
Talmud (188-217),
Caracalla (186-217),
Macrinus (165-218),
Diadumenian (190-218),
Philostratus (200-220),
Athenaeus of Naucratis (160-220),
Elagabalus (203-222),
Dio Cassius (165-230),
Marius Maximus (160-230),
Claudius Aelianus (175-235),
Alexander Severus (208-235),
Alexander Severus (208-235),
Maximinus Thrax (173-238),
Gordian I (159-238),
Pupienus (178-238),
Balbinus (165-238),
Gordian II (192-238),
Philip II (Philippus II) (238-239),
Sextus Empiricus (170-240),
Xenophon of Ephesus (170-240),
Herodian of Syria (170-240),
Gordian III (225-244),
Ammonius Saccas (155-245),
Pacatian (Pacatianus) (200-248),
Jotapian (Jotapianus) (200-249),
Philip the Arab (204-249),
Philip the Arab (204-249),
Julius Africanus (170-250),
Babrius (-250-250),
Decius Trajan (201-251),
Decius (201-251),
Herennius Etruscus (227-251),
Hostilian (233-251),
Trebonianus Gallus (206-253),
Aemilianus (207-253),
Volusianus (200-253),
Uranius (200-254),
Origen (185-254),
Diogenes Laertius (190-260),
Valerian (200-260),
Gallienus (218-268),
Plotinus (205-270),
Asinius Quadratus (200-270),
Claudius II (213-270),
Quintillus (225-270),
Longinus, Cassius Dionysius (213-273),
Aurelian (214-275),
Tacitus (Marcus Claudius) (200-276),
Mani the Prophet (210-276),
Florianus (200-276),
Heliodorus of Emesa (220-280),
Probus (232-282),
Carus (230-283),
Carinus (240-285),
Junianus Justinus (220-290),
Carausius (240-293),
Allectus (245-296),
Diophantus of Alexandria (200-298),
Porphyry (234-305),
Constantius Chlorus (250-306),
Asclepiodotus (250-310),
Galerius (250-311),
Diocletian (236-316),
Hierocles (270-324),
Iamblichus of Chalcis (245-325),
Amoun (250-325)
CATEGORY 3: HISTORICAL POST-NICAEAN to 5th Century CHRISTIANS
The third category is reserved for christian authors who were alive
after the Council of Nicaea. Some of these authors perpetuated
further frauds, and strove to eliminate the common knowledge that
the nation of christians appeared in chronology with Constantine.
In the midst of these authors remains the "christian authodoxy",
the victors in the battles of religious and social controversy in
the period from 325 until 500 CE. These victorius authors wrote
the history that we today regard as accurate. It is the contention
of this thesis that some of the following authors censored
the public opinion against Constantine's invention of christianity,
because the tax-exempt regime of the bishops was literally very
big business in those times. Elsewhere, outside of these authors
below, land tax by 350 CE had tripled in living memory. Ammianus
comments about this category 3 group c.350 CE "The highways were
covered with galloping bishops":
Lactantius (240-320),
Alexander of Alexandria (260-326),
Sabinus (270-330),
Eusebius Pamphili of Caesarea (265-340),
Commodianus (270-350),
Alexander of Lycopolis (280-350),
Maximin of Trier (346-352),
Donatus Magnus (311-355),
Anthony the Great (251-356),
Aphrahat/Aphraates (280-367),
Hilary of Poitiers (300-368),
Athanasius (296-373),
Ephraim the Syrian (306-373),
Basil the Great (329-379),
Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386),
Gregory of Nazianzus (329-389),
Apollinaris (the Younger) (330-390),
Acacius (320-390),
Eunomius of Cyzicus (323-393),
Gregory of Nyssa (335-395),
Philastrius or Philaster of Brescia (345-396),
Ambrose (340-397),
Didymus the Blind (313-398),
Damasus of Rome (320-400),
Epiphanius of Salamis (310-403),
Sulpicius Severus (363-406),
John Chrysostom (347-407),
Rufinus (340-410),
Theophilus of Alexandria (345-412),
Jerome (331-420),
Augustine of Hippo (354-430),
Philip of Side (380-431),
John Cassian (360-435),
Philostorgius (368-439),
Cyril of Alexandria (378-444),
Sozomen (400-450),
Socrates Scholasticus (379-450),
Vincent of Lérins (390-450),
Theodosius II (401-450),
Nestorius of Constantinople (386-451),
Theodoret (393-457),
Leo the Great, Pope (395-461),
Hydatius (400-469),
Gennadius of Marseilles (440-496)
CATEGORY 4: HISTORICAL POST-NICAEAN to 5th Century PAGANS
The final category is reserved for the pagans of the fourth
and fifth century who were alive after the Council of Nicaea.
It is this segment of the authorship of antiquity who have
not been allowed to tell their story for almost 1700 years.
The Emperor Julian wrote three books "Against the Galilaeans"
(he never once referred to christians as anything else other than
"Galilaeans". This term implied a Hebrew robber, rebel and gangster.
It was the common Roman hegemonic term reserved for the Jewish
resistance fighters up until Masada in the first century. See Gibbon.)
His books were burnt and he was "refuted" by the publication of
other works, by the category 3 victors above:
Crispus (299-326),
Palamon (270-330),
Sopater of Apamea (270-335),
Arius of Alexandria (270-336),
Constantine I (272-337),
Constantine II (316-340),
Asterius the Sophist (281-341),
Pachomius (292-346),
Constans (320-350),
Lucius Ampelius (100-350),
Magnentius (303-353),
Constantius II (317-361),
Julian (331-363),
Jovian (332-364),
Aëtius of Antioch (307-367),
Anonymous Scriptores (4?) (312-370),
Sallustius (300-370),
Marcellus of Ancyra (300-374),
Valentinian I (321-375),
Pambo (304-375),
Valens (328-378),
Prohaeresius (300-380),
Gratian (359-383),
Himerius (315-386),
Themistus (317-387),
Festus (Rufius?) (320-390),
Macarius the Egyptian (300-390),
Origen the Priest (associate of "Th (324-390),
Eutropius (320-390),
Sextus Aurelius Victor (320-390),
Macarius the Alexandrian (293-393),
Libanius (314-394),
Nichomachus Flavianus (344-394),
Decimus Magnus Ausonius (310-395),
Theodosius I (346-395),
Ammianus Marcellinus (325-399),
Evagrius Ponticus (345-399),
Isodore the Ascetic (318-400),
Gelasius of Caesarea (365-400),
Oribasius (320-400),
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus (340-402),
Ammonius (of "The Tall Brothers") (324-402),
Discorus (of "The Tall Brothers") (324-403),
Claudian (350-404),
Arcadius (377-408),
Melania the Elder (341-410),
Paphnutius of Scetis (312-412),
Synesius (373-414),
Eunapius (347-414),
Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415),
Euthymius (of "The Tall Brothers") (324-420),
Eusebius (of "The Tall Brothers") (324-420),
Amma Talis (320-420),
Isaac of Scetis (350-420),
Palladius of Galatia (363-425),
Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius (360-430),
Plutarch (the Younger) (350-433),
Gelasius of Cyzicus (420-475),
Stobaeus (420-480),
Proclus, Lycaeus (412-487),
Moses of Chorene (400-490).
