History of the Martyrs in Palestine: Discovered in a very Ancient Syriac Manuscript

In the eighth book of the Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius, Bishop of Cæsarea, stated his intention of writing, in a distinct treatise, a narrative of the confession of those Martyrs with whom he had himself been acquainted. Up to the time of the discovery of this Syriac copy no such work was known to exist in any separate form, either in Latin or Greek. Here Eusebius writes more than just the history of the martyrs of Christ, he writes of his contemporaries and mentors who suffered the act of martyrdom for the Christian faith.

Eusebius of Cæsarea (c. 275 – May 30, 339) also called Eusebius Pamphili, or Eusebius Bishop of Caesarea was a bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina and is often referred to as the father of Church history because of his work in recording the history of the early Christian church and forging unity among orthodox advocates.