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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

CHAPTER XXVIII: Destruction Of Paganism
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310, 756) prefers the former, and Pagi the latter.] [Footnote 44: Tillemont, Mem.Eccles.tom.xi.p.

441-500.

The ambiguous situation of Theophilus--a saint, as the friend of Jerom a devil, as the enemy of Chrysostom--produces a sort of impartiality; yet, upon the whole, the balance is justly inclined against him.] [Footnote 4411: No doubt a temple of Osiris.

St.Martin, iv 398-M.] [Footnote 45: Lardner (Heathen Testimonies, vol.iv.p.

411) has alleged beautiful passage from Suidas, or rather from Damascius, which show the devout and virtuous Olympius, not in the light of a warrior, but of a prophet.] [Footnote 46: Nos vidimus armaria librorum, quibus direptis, exinanita ea a nostris hominibus, nostris temporibus memorant.


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