The Great Events by Famous Historians: A.D. 13-409National Alumni, 1905 - 440 sider |
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Side xiv
... hand . He must have a ship to flee to or an army at his back . Now , however , under the restraint of Roman law , strangers met and passed without a blow . Latin , the tongue of law , was everywhere partly known . Greek was almost ...
... hand . He must have a ship to flee to or an army at his back . Now , however , under the restraint of Roman law , strangers met and passed without a blow . Latin , the tongue of law , was everywhere partly known . Greek was almost ...
Side xviii
... hand removed than his colleagues fought among themselves , until Constantine overthrew his antagonists and once more united the entire Em- pire . Constantine became a Christian . ' It has been repeatedly asserted that his conversion was ...
... hand removed than his colleagues fought among themselves , until Constantine overthrew his antagonists and once more united the entire Em- pire . Constantine became a Christian . ' It has been repeatedly asserted that his conversion was ...
Side xx
... hands of their boy rulers ; and the eager Teutons , finding themselves no longer withheld , began that remarkable series of plundering invasions by which they overwhelmed the ancient world . 1 See Final Division of the Roman Empire ...
... hands of their boy rulers ; and the eager Teutons , finding themselves no longer withheld , began that remarkable series of plundering invasions by which they overwhelmed the ancient world . 1 See Final Division of the Roman Empire ...
Side 1
... hands of Germanicus he met with severe reverses . Arminius had defeated Varus , who , by reason of that disgrace , killed himself ( A.D. 10 ) , and the despatch of Germanicus to command the Ger- man legions was ordered in the first ...
... hands of Germanicus he met with severe reverses . Arminius had defeated Varus , who , by reason of that disgrace , killed himself ( A.D. 10 ) , and the despatch of Germanicus to command the Ger- man legions was ordered in the first ...
Side 3
... hands folded within her bosom , and her eyes fixed upon her teeming womb . There were , likewise , carried off the spoils taken at the slaughter of Varus and his army , and given as booty to most of those who then surrendered . At the ...
... hands folded within her bosom , and her eyes fixed upon her teeming womb . There were , likewise , carried off the spoils taken at the slaughter of Varus and his army , and given as booty to most of those who then surrendered . At the ...
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ancient Antioch apostles appeared Arcadius Arians Arius Arminius arms army banks barbarians became began believed bishop blood bodies brought burning Cæsar Cæsarea called camp century Cheruscans Christ Christians Church command Commodus conflagration Constantine Constantinople council cross crowd crucified darts dead death deserters Diocletian doctrines dread Emperor enemy epistles Eutropius faith famine father favor fear fell fight fire flame fought Galerius gates Gaul gave Gentiles Germanicus gods gospel ground hands heathen heaven holy house hope human Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews Josephus Judaism Julian legions lived ment multitude Nero night pagan Paul perished persecution plunder Polycarp prætorians priests provinces punishment reign religion Roman Empire Rome Sapor sect seditious seemed Segestes seized side slain soldiers spirit Stertinius Stilicho stones stood suffered superstition Tacitus Temple things thought thousand tians Tiberius Tigellinus tion Titus took tower of Antonia Vinicius wall whole wounded
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Side 241 - Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.
Side 145 - Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne, — Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own.
Side 210 - He had already sent his baggage on board ; for though he was not at that time...
Side 211 - As soon as it was light again, which was not till the third day after this melancholy accident, his body was found entire, and without any marks of violence upon it, exactly in the same posture that he fell, and looking more like a man asleep than dead.
Side 37 - Lord gave the word; great was the company of those that published it. 12 Kings of armies did flee apace; and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Side 208 - I am well assured will be rendered for ever illustrious. And notwithstanding he perished by a misfortune, which, as it involved at the same time a most beautiful country in ruins, and destroyed so many populous cities, seems to promise him an everlasting remembrance ; notwithstanding he has himself composed many and lasting works ; yet I am persuaded the mentioning of him in your immortal writings will greatly contribute to eternize his name.
Side 212 - Though it was now morning, the light was exceedingly faint and languid ; the buildings all around us tottered, and though we stood upon open...
Side 28 - Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe.
Side 212 - Being got at a convenient distance from the houses, we stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting ' them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth...
Side 244 - For I trust that ye are well exercised in the Holy Scriptures, and that nothing is hid from you: but at present it is not granted unto me to practise that which is written, Be angry and sin not ; and again, Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.