Tillemont, who supposes that George was massacred in August, crowds the actions of Athanasius into a narrow space (Mem. Eccles. tom. viii. p. 360). An original fragment, published by the Marquis Maffei, from the old Chapter Library of Verona (Osservazioni Letterarie, tom. iii. p. 60-92), affords many important dates, which are authenticated by the computation of Egyptian months.