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1056 THEODORUS. books of the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, the four books of Kings, the four Gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles. Published, first, at Basel (1536), and afterwards at Angers (Juliomagi, 1632). 8. Terpda-Tixa la/nSe'ia Koi 7]pi2a els to; Ke^aAatwScos p-qQifTa iu t£ $i(t} Tprjyopiov tov ^eoyov, rod fieydov BacriXeiov Kal rod ayiov Xpvaoarip.ov. 9. Ilpo(T(pu}vr}TiKo[, elegiac verses, in Avhich he addresses tlie Apostle Paul, Gregorius Theologus, Basil, Chrysostom, Gregorius of Nyssa, and Nico- laus. 10. 'laugoj o-X6TAio(rTt/col els r^v vpouoiav; a poem on Providence. 11. An iambic poem against a man of the name of Barys, who had attempted to brand him as a heretic. 12, Y.ls eiKOVKTiievov rw filo) [In imagincm vitae) ; some verses of a political kind. 13. Noy^eri/col Kara ^BovovuToov (iambi ad Invidos). 14. Some iambics without any heading {in hortum). The poems numbered 7 — 12 were published by Honter and Guntius (Basil. 1536) and by Erard (Lips. 1598). 15. Epistles, published in a miscellaneous collection by P. Lazeri (Rome 1754). 16. Apiece consisting of 102 senarii Kara (pLon6pvov ypoAs, erroneously ascribed by Birger Thorlacius to Manuel Philes, and published by him in Manueli Philae duo car- mina anecdota (Copenhagen, 1813), and Opuscula Academica, vol iii. p. Q5. (ibid. 1815.) 17. 'E|i7- yi](Tis, or Exposition of the Canones or Hymns appropriated to the Dominical festivals. 18. An epitome of the commentaries of Theodoretus on the Psalms. 19. De Processione Spiritus sancli. 20. A lexicon, a treatise on the grammar of Moscho- pulus, and some other grammatical notes and treatises (Fabric. Bill. Graec. vi. p. 350). 21. An astronomical poem, addressed to the Sebastocrato- rissa Irene. 22. A poem of 128 hexameters, addressed to the emperor Joannes Comnenus, on the conquest of Kastamon (Germanicopolis) in Paphlagonia. 23. One hundred and eighteen hex- ameters, in which he sues for the favour of Anna Comnena (the wife of Nicephorus Bryennius). 24. A poem consisting of 100 lines Kaxo fxaKpo- yeveiov Sokovvtos elvai diet, tovto (TO(pov. 25. A description of the entry of Joannes Comnenus into Constantinople after the conquest of Kastamon, in 230 heroic verses. 26. A poem of 296 hexameters, addressed to Joannes Comnenus, on the reconquest of Kastamon, and the occupation of Gaugra. 27. A piece consisting of 50 hexameters, in which Theo- doras, on his departure from Constantinople, com-* plains of having met with no reward for his labours. (Nos. 20 — 26 are not mentioned by Fabricius. They exist in MS. at Paris. See La Porte du Theil, Notices et Ecdraits des MSS. de la Bibl. 6[c. vol. viii. pt. ii.) 28. In posteriora Analytica Aristotelis^ and riepl imdeiKTiKoSv. 29. De pauco et multo, magno et parvo, quod non sint relativa sed contraria. 30. Various essays on matters of theology and ecclesiastical discipline. (Fabricius, I.e.; Scholl, Geschichte der Griech. Litteraiur, vol. iii. p. 81, &c.) 65. Rhaithuensis, lived in the middle of the seventh century in the monastery of Rhaithu, near Elim, in Palestine. He was the author of a work on the incarnation of Christ, entitled, IIpo- vapaa-Kevf] tis koI yv/xvaaia tw fiovofj.evq> fiaQeiu ris 6 rpSiros ttjs 3efo$ ivavOpwTT'ficrecos Koi oIkovo- fiias^ Kaff %v irerrpaKTai koL riva th. irphs tovs TavTTjv fx^ opOcSs voovuras XeySjxeva rrapa twv rris iKKr)(Tias roo<pifxwv, the object of which was to defend the orthodox view against the heresies of THEODORUS. Manes, Paul of Samosata, ApoUinarins, Theodorus of Mopsuestia, Ncstorius, and Eutyches. Corab^iis considers Theodoras of Rhaithu to be the same with the monk Theodoras, to whose inquiries Maximus the Confessor wrote a reply. (Mcuciim opp. vol. ii. p. 151). It is also doubtful whether Theodorus of Rhaithu was identical or not with the Theodorus Presbyter, whose treatise to prove the genuineness of the writings attributed to Dio- nysius the Areopagite, is mentioned by Photius {Cod. ] ). The treatise of Theodorus on the In- carnation was first published in the Latin trans- lation of Godfr. Tilmann (Paris, 1566). It was first published in Greek by Theodorus Beza, in 1576. The best edition is that by Carpzov (Helms- stad. 1779-80). Three of the smaller works of Theodorus Abucara have by some been errone- ously attributed to Theodorus of Rhaithu. (Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. x. p. 430 ; Cave, Hist. Litt. SS. Eccles. vol. i. p. 587.) QG. Of Samothrace, a writer from whom Pto- lemaeus Hephaestion quotes the statement that Jupiter, after his birth, laughed for seven days con- tinuously, and that hence seven came to be regarded as a perfect number. It is perhaps this Theodorus who is quoted by the scholiast on Apollonius Rhodias (iv. 264). Comp. Vossius, de Hist. Graec. p. 503. 67. Santabarenus, the contemporary and friend of Photius. For some account of him the reader is referred to the article Photius. [Vol. III. p. 350.] This Theodorus was also noted as a composer of hymns. 68. Bishop of Scythopolis, the author of a treatise against Origenes, presented to the emperor Justinian. This treatise was published by Mont- faucon. {Catal. Bibl. Coislinianae, p. 94 — dQ. Paris, 1715.) 69. Studita, abbot of the monastery of Stu- dium, was born at Constantinople in a. d. 759. In 781 he entered the monastery of Sacudium, which was presided over by his uncle Plato ; and on the resignation of the latter, succeeded him in 794. Theodorus was one of the most vehement opposers of the Iconoclasts, and his zeal procured him considerable reputation, especially with the monks. In 795^ when the emperor Constantinus married Theodote, Theodorus took upon himself to anathematize that emperor, and to denounce the patriarch Tarasius, and in the following year was scourged and banished to Thessalonica. On the death of the emperor in 797, Tiieodorus was brought back to Constantinople with great pomr and was regarded with great favour by Irene, , whom he offered the most abject flattery. In following year, in consequence of the incursions^ the Saracens, he removed to the monastery of St dium, within the city. In 806, when Nicephoi] was made patriarch, and the abbot Josephus, w; had sanctioned the marriage of Constantinus, restored to the communion of the Church by council held at Constantinople, the wrath of The dorns was again excited, and he refused all cor munion with the patriarch. He was joined in his violent proceedings by a large number of monks, and, when reproved by the Pope Leo, replied in an insolent and angry tone. These proceeding«  led to his being again banished in 809, together with his brother Josephus and the abbot Plato, to an island near Byzantium. In 811, on making his submission to Nicephorus, he was set at liberty