133. Ample materials for the history of this third
persecution of Athanasius may be found in his own works. See
particularly his very able Apology to Constantius (tom. i.
p. 673 [tom. i. p. 233 sqq. ed. Bened.]), his first Apology
for his flight (p. 701 tom. i. p. 253 sqq. ed. Bened.]), his
prolix Epistle to the Solitaries (p. 808), and the original
Protest of the People of Alexandria against the violences
committed by Syrianus (p. 866 [p. 311, ed. Bened.]) Sozomen
(1. iv. c. 9) has thrown into the narrative two or three
luminous and important circumstances.