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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

CHAPTER XXVIII: Destruction Of Paganism
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Et cum diabolus et daemones tote vagentur in orbe, &c.] [Footnote 83: Fleury Discours sur l'Hist.

Ecclesiastique, iii p.

80.] [Footnote 84: At Minorca, the relics of St.Stephen converted, in eight days, 540 Jews; with the help, indeed, of some wholesome severities, such as burning the synagogue, driving the obstinate infidels to starve among the rocks, &c.

See the original letter of Severus, bishop of Minorca (ad calcem St.Augustin.de Civ.

Dei,) and the judicious remarks of Basnage, (tom.viii.p.


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