Ebionites, A confutation of their errors,
supposed by the primitive fathers, to
be a particular object in the writings
of St. John the Evangelist, iii. 10.

Their ideas of the person of Jesus
Christ, v. 2.

Ecclesiastes, the book of, why no' likely
to be the production of king Solomon,
v. 140. note.

Ecclesiastical and civil powers, distin
guished, by the fathers of the Chris-
tian church, ii. 418. -

Ecdicins, son of the emperor Avitus, his
gallant conduct in Gaul, iv. 349.
Ecthesis of the emperor Heraclius, vi.

48

Edda, of Iceland, the system of mytholo-
gy in, i. 271.

Edecon, is sent from Attila king of the
Hs, as his ambassador to the empe-
ror Theodosius the Younger, iv. 253.
Engages in a proposal to assassinate
Attila, 262. His son Odoacer the first
Barbarian king of Italy, 361.
Edessa, the purest dialect of the Syriac
language spoken there, i. 233. note.
The property of the Christians there,
confiscated by the emperor Julian, for
the disorderly conduct of the Arians,
iii. 165. Revolt of the Roman troops
there, v. 443. Account of the school
of, vi. 54. History of the famous image
there, 154. The city and principality
of, seized by Baldwin the crusader,
vii. 232. Is retaken by Zenghi, 270.
The counts of, 383.

Edict of Milan, published by Constantine
the Great, ii. 391.

Edicts of the prætors of Rome, under the
republic, their nature and tendency, v.
311.

Edom, why that name was applied to the
Roman empire by the Jews, ii. 142.

note.

Edrisites, the Saracen dynasty of, vi.
460.

Edward I. of England, his crusade to
the Holy Land, vii. 298.
Egidius, his character and revolt in
Gaul, iv. 334. His son Syagrius, 422.
Egypt, general description of, i. 29. The
superstitions of, with difficulty tolera-
ted at Rome, 36. Amount of its reve-
nues, 178. Public works executed
there by Probus, 378. Conduct of
Diocletian there, 409. Progress of
Christianity there, ii. 124.

Edict of the emperor Valens, to re-

strain the number of recluse monks
there, iii. 265.

Egypt, The worship of Serapis how in-
troduced there, iii. 151 His temple
and the Alexandrian library destroyed
by bishop Theophilus, 153. Origin of
monkish institutions in, iv. 372.

Great supplies of wheat, furnished
by, for the city of Constantinople, in
the time of Justinian, v. 63. Ecclesi-
astical history of, vi. 67.

Reduced by the Saracens, vi. 358.
Capture of Alexandria, 363. Admin-
istration of, 369. Description of, by
Amrou, 370.

The Egyptians take Jerusalem
from the Turks, vi. 241. Egypt con-
quered by the Turks, 271. Govern-
ment of the Mamalukes there, 297.
Elagabalus, is declared emperor by the
troops at Emesa, i. 159. Was the first
Roman who wore garments of pure
silk, v. 66.

Elephants, inquiry into the number of,

brought into the field by the ancient
princes of the East, i. 235. note. With
what view introduced in the circus at
Rome in the first Punic war, i. 388.
Eleusinian mysteries, why tolerated by
the emperor Valentinian, iii. 259.
Elizabeth, queen of England, the political
use she made of the national pulpits,
iii. 19. note.

Emigration of the ancient northern na-
tions, the nature and motives of, exa-
mined, i. 250.

Emperors of Rome, a review of their con-
stitutions, v. 312. Their legislative
power, 314. Their rescripts, 315.
--, Of Germany, their limited powers,
vi. 214. Of Constantinople, their pomp
and luxury, vii. 14. Officers of the
palace, state and army, 19. Adoration
of the emperor, mode of, 21. Their
public appearance, 22. Their despotic
power, 28. Their navy, 29. They re-
tain the name of Romans to the last,
42.

Empire, Roman, division of, into the
East and West Empires by Valentini-
an iii. 244. Extinction of the West-
ern empire, iv. 363.

Encampment, Roman, described, i. 18.
Ennadius, the servile flatterer of Theo-
doric the Ostrogoth, king of Italy, is
made bishop of Pavia, v. 12. note.
Epagathus, leader of the mutinous præto-
rians, who murdered their præfect Ul-

pian, punished by the emperor Alex.
an der Severus, i. 173.
Ephesus, the famous temple of Diana at,
destroyed by the Goths, i. 301. Coun-
cil of, vi. 20. Episcopal riots there,

21.

Epicurus, his legacy to his philosophical
disciples at Athens, v. 106.

Epirus, despots of, on the dismember-
ment of the Greek empire, vii. 356.
Equitius, master general of the Illyrian
frontier, is defeated by the Sarma-
tians, iii. 307.

Erasmus, his merit as a reformer, vii.
66..

Essenians, their distinguishing tenets
and practices, ii. 124.

Eucharist, a knotty subject to the first
reformers, vii. 64.

Eudes, duke of Aquitain, repels the first
Saracen invasion of France, vi. 421.
Implores the aid of Charles Martel,
423. Recovers his dukedom, 425.
Eudocia, her birth, character, and mar-
riage with the emperor Theodosius the
Younger, iv. 199. Her disgrace and
death, 202.

Eudoxia, her marriage with the emperor
Arcadius, iv. 9. Stimulates him to give
up his favourite Eutropius, 178. Per-
secutes St. Chrysostom, 188. Her
death and character, 192.
Eudoxia, the daughter of Theodosius
the Younger, is betrothed to the young
emperor Valentinian III. of the West,
iv. 211. Her character, 303. Is mar-
ried to the emperor Maximus, 308. In-
vites Genseric king of the Vandals to
Italy, 309.

Eudoxus, bishop of Constantinople, bap-
tises the emperor Valens, iii. 261.
Eugenius the Rhetorician, is made empe-
ror of the West by Arbogastes the
Frank, iii. 440. Is defeated and killed
by Theodosius, 445.

Eugenius IV. pope, his contest with the
council of Basil, viii. 61. Procures a
re-union of the Latin and Greek
churches, 73. Forms a league against
the Turks, 101. Revolt of the Roman
citizens against him, 248.

Eumenius the Orator, some account of,
i. 443. note.

Eunapius the Sophist, his character of
monks, and of the objects of their wor-
ship, iii. 472.

Eunomians, punishment of, by the edict
of the emperor Theodosius against
heretics, iii. 409.

Eunuchs, enumerated in the list of East-
ern commodities imported and taxed
in the time of Alexander Severus, i.
182. They infest the palace of the third
Gordian, 212.

-, Their ascendancy in the court of
Constantius. ii. 337. Why they fa-
voured the Arians, iii. 33 note. Pro-
cure the banishment of Liberius bish-
op of Rome, 61.

A conspiracy of, disappoint the
schemes of Rufinus, and marry the
emperor Arcadius to Eudoxia, iv. 8.
They distract the court of the empe
ror Honorius, 116. And govern that
of Arcadius, 167. Scheme of Chrysa-
phius to assassinate Attila king of the
Huns, 262.

The bishop of Seez and his whole
chapter castrated, vii. 174. note.
Euric, king of the Visigoths in Gaul, his
conquests in Spain, iv. 349. Is vested
with all the Roman conquests beyond
the Alps by Odoacer king of Italy,
419.

Eusebius, his character of the followers
of Artemon, ii. 132. His own charac-
ter, 214. His story of the miraculous
appearance of the cross in the sky to
Constantine the Great, 406.

Eutropius, the eunuch, great chamber-
lain to the emperor Arcadius, concerts
his marriage with Eudoxia, in opposi
tion to the views of Rufinus, iv. 8.
Succeeds Rufinus in the emperors
confidence, 18. His character and ad-
ministration, 167. Provides for his
own security, in a new law against trea-
son, 173. Takes sanctuary with St.
Chrysostom, 178. His death, 179.
Eutyches, his opinion on the subject of
the incarnation supported by the se-
cond council at Ephesus, vi. 27. And
adhered to by the Armenians, 65.
Euxine Sea, description of the vessels
used in navigating, i. 294.

Exaltation of the cross, origin of the an-
nual festival of, v. 480.
Exarch, under the Greek empire, the of
fice and rank of, ii. 241. Of Ravenna,
the government of Italy settled in, and
administered by, v, 284. 402.
Excise duties imposed by Augustus, i.

182.

Excommunication from Christian commu-
nion, the origin of, ii. 114. 429.
Exile, voluntary, under accusation and
conscious guilt, its advantages among
the Romans, v. 376.

F

Faith and its operations defined, ii. 92.
Falcandus, Hugo, character of his Histo-
ria Sicula, vii. 153. note. His lamenta.
tion on the transfer of the sovereignty
of the island to the emperor Henry
VI., 154.

Fathers of the Christian church, cause of

their austere morality, ii. 94.
Fausta empress, wife of Constantine the
Great, causes of her being put to
death, ii. 297.

Faustina, wife of Marcus Antoninus, her
character, i. 94.

Faustina, the widow of the emperor Con.
stantius, countenances the revolt of
Procopius against the emperor Va-
lens, iii. 249.

Festivals, Pagan, great offence taken at,
by the primitive Christians, ii. 76.
Feudal government, the rudiments of, to
be found among the Scythians, iii.
323.

Figures, numeral, occasion of their first
public and familiar use, vi. 412.
Finances of the Roman empire, when the
seat of it was removed to Constantino-
ple, reviewed, ii. 274.

Fingal, his questionable history, whether
to be connected with the invasion of
Caledonia by the emperor Severus, i.
146.
Fire, Greek, the Saracen fleet destroyed
by, in the harbour of Constantinople,
vi. 415. Is long preserved as a secret,
417. Its effects not to be compared
with gunpowder, vii. 32.
Firmus, an Egyptian merchant, bis re-
volt against the emperor Aurelian, i.
348.

Firmus the Moor, history of his revolt
against the emperor Valentinian, iii.

288.

Flagellation, its efficacy in penance, and
how proportioned, vii. 202.
Flamens, Roman, their number, and pe-
culiar office, iii. 451.

Flaminian way, its course described, v.

274. note.

Flavian, archbishop of Constantinople, is
killed at the second council of Ephe-
sus, vi. 29.

Fleece, golden, probable origin of the fa.
ble of, v. 230.

Florence, the foundation of that city, iv.
57. note. Is besieged by Radagaisus,
and relieved by Stilicho, 57, 58.
Florentius, prætorian præfect of Gaul,
under Constantius, his character, ii.
383. iii. 81. Is condemned by the tribu
nal of Chalcedon, but suffered to es-
cape by Julian, 110.

Florianus, brother of the emperor Taci.
tus, his eager usurpation of the Impe-
rial dignity, i. 365.

Falix is consecrated bishop of Rome, to
supersede Liberius who was exiled, iii.
62. He is violently expelled, and bis
adherents slaughtered, 63.

Felix, an African bishop, his martyrdom,

ii. 202.

Fornication, a doubtful plea for divorce,
by gospel authority, v. 346 note.
France, modern, computation of the num-
ber of its inhabitants, and the average
of their taxation, ii. 282.

The name of, whence derived, iv.
455. Derivation of the French lan-
guage, 462. note.

Childeric deposed, and Pepin ap-
pointed king, by papal sanction, vi.
177. Reign and character of Charle-
magne, 192. Invasion of, by the Sara.
cens, 420.
Frungipani, Censio, his profane violation
of the persons of pope Gelasius II. and
his college of cardinals, viii. 175. De-
rivation of his family name, 207.
Franks, their origin and confederacy, i.
286. They invade Gaul, and ravage
Spain, 288. They pass over into Afri-
ca, ibid. Bold and successful return
of a colony of, from the sea of Pontus,
by sea, 375.

They over-run and establish
themselves at Toxandria, in Germa-
ny, ii. 369.

-, Their fidelity to the Roman go.
vernment, iv. 62. Origin of the Mero-
vingian race of their kings, 274. How
converted to Christianity, 394. Reiga

of their king Clovis, 420. Final esta-
blishment of the French monarchy in
Gaul, 440. Their laws, 443. Give the
name of France to their conquests in
Gaul, 455. They degenerate into a
state of anarchy, 463.

Franks, they invade Italy, v. 179, 280.
—, Their military character, vii. 38.
Fravitta the Goth, his character, and
deadly quarrel with his countryman
Priulf, iii. 385. His operations against
Gainas, iv. 182.

Frederic I. emperor of Germany, his ty-
ranny in Italy, vi. 213. Engages in the
third crusade, vii. 259. His disastrous
expedition, 265. Sacrifices Arnold of
Brescia to the pope, viii. 181. His re-
ply to the Roman ambassadors, 192.
Frederic II. is driven out of Italy, vi. 214.
His disputes with the pope, and reluc
tant crusade, vii. 291. Exhorts the
European princes to unite in opposing
the Tartars, 464.

Frederic III. the last emperor crowned

at Rome, viii. 249.

Freemen of Laconia, account of, vii. 10.
Fritigern, the Gothic chief, extricates

himself from the hands of Lupicinus,
governor of Thrace, iii. 348. Defeats
him, ibid. Battle of Salices, 353. His
strength recruited by the accession of
new tribes, 355. Negotiates with Va
lens, 360. Battle of Hadrianople, 361.
The union of the Gothic tribes broken
by his death, 377.

Freedmen, among the Romans, their rank
in society, v. 335.

Frumentius was the first Christian mis-
sionary iu Abyssinia, ii. 416.
Fulk of Neuilly, his ardour in preaching
the fourth crusade, vii. 312.

G

Gabinius, king of the Quadi, is treacher-
ously murdered by Marcellinus gover-
nor of Valeria, iii. 305.

Gaillard, M. character of his Histoire de
Charlemagne, vi. 192. note.
Gainas the Goth is commissioned by Sti-
licho to execute his revenge on Rufi-
nus, præfect of the East, iv. 15. His
conduct in the war against the revolt-
er Tribigild, 177. Joins him, 180. His
flight and death, 183.

Gala, probable derivation of the term,
vii. 22. note.

Galata, the suburb of, at Constantinople,
assigned to the Genoese, vii. 444.

Galerius is associated in the administra-
tion, as Cæsar, by the emperor Diocle-
tian, i. 398. Is defeated by the Per
sians, 416 Surprises and overthrows
Narses, 418. Assumes the title of Au-
gustus, on the abdication of Diocle-
tian, ii. 2. His jealousy of Constantine,
6. Deems it prudent to acknowledge
him Cæsar, 8. His unsuccessful inva-
sion of Italy, 14. Invests Licinius with
the purple on the death of Severus, 16.
His death, 20. From what causes he
entertained an aversion to the Chris-
tians, 195. Obtains the countenance
of Diocletian for persecuting them,
196. Publishes an edict of toleration
just before his death, 210.
Galileans, two-fold application of that
name in the infancy of Christianity, ii.
158. Why the emperor Julian applied
this name to the Christians, iii. 152.
Gallienus, son of the emperor Valerian,
is associated by him in the Imperial
throne, i. 286. Prohibits the senators
from exercising military employments,
291. Character of his administration
after the captivity of his father, 307.
Names Claudius for his successor, 320.
Favoured the Christians, ii. 188.
Gallies of the Greek empire, described,
vii. 30.

Gallus elected emperor, on the minority
of Hostilianus, the son of Decius, i.
282.

Gallus, nephew of Constantine the Great,
his education, ii. 339. Is invested with
the title of Cæsar, 340. His cruelty
and imprudence, ibid. His disgrace
and death, 344. Embraced the doc.
trine, but neglected the precepts, of
Christianity, iii. 122. Converts the
grove of Daphne at Antioch to a
Christian burial-place, 160.

Games, public, of the Romans, describ
ed, i. 216. 288. iv. 104. Account of
the factions of the circus, v. 54.
Ganges, source of that river, viii. 10. note.
Gaudentius, the notary, is condemned to
death under the emperor Julian, iii.
110.

Gaul, the province of described, i. 22.
The power of the Druids suppressed
there by Tiberius and Claudius, 36.
Cities in, 55. Amount of the tribute
paid by that province to Rome, 178.
Is defended against the Franks by
Posthumus, 288. Succession of usurp-
ers there, 387. Invasion of, by the
Lygians, 370. Revolt of the Bagaude

suppressed by Maximian, 400. Pro-
gress of Christianity there, 128.
Gaul, Proportion of the capitation tax
levied there by the Roman emperors,
ii. 280. Is invaded by the Germans,
369. The government of, assigned to
Julian, 370. His civil administration,
382. Is invaded by the Alemanni, un-
der the emperor Valentinian, iii. 269.
And under Gratian, 356.

Destruction of idols and temples
there, by Martin bishop of Tours, iii.
459. Is over-run by the barbarous
troops of Radagaisus, after his defeat
by Stilicho, iv. 63. Is settled by the
Goths, Burgundians, and Franks, 157.
Assembly of the seven provinces in,
163. Reign of Theodoric king of the
Visigoths in, 270. Origin of the Mero-
vingian race of the kings of the Franks
in, 274. Invasion of, by Attila king of
the Huns, 279. Battle of Chalons, 286.
Revolutions of, on the death of the
emperor Majorian, 348. Conversion
of, to Christianity by the Franks, 410.
Representation of the advantages it
enjoyed under Roman government,
417. Conquests and prosperity of
Euric king of the Visigoths, 419. Cha-
racter and reign of Clovis, 420. The
Allemanni conquered, 424. Submission
of the Armoricans, and the Roman
troops, 428. Final establishment of
the French monarchy in Gaul, 440.
History of the Salic laws, 443. The
lands of, how claimed and divided by
the Barbarian conquerors of, 450. Do-
main and benefices of the Merovingian
princes, 451. Usurpations of the Se-
niors 453. Privileges of the Romans
in, 461.

Gedrosia, revolutions of the sea-coast of,
i. 230. note.

Gelalean era of the Turks, when set
tled, vii. 180.

Gelasius, pope, his zeal against the cele-
bration of the feast of Lupercalia, iv.
342. Deplores the miserable decay of
Italy, 369.

Gelasius II. pope, his rough treatment by
Censio Frangipani, viii. 175.
Gelimer deposes Hilderic the Vandal
king of Africa, and usurps the govern-
ment, v. 113. Is defeated by Belisari-
us, 126. His final defeat, 131. His
distressful flight, 136 Surrenders
himself to Belisarius, 138. Graces his
triumph, 139. His peaceful retirement,
141.

General of the Roman army, his exten-
sive power, i. 70.
Generosity, Arabian, striking instances of,
vi. 236.

Gennadius, the monk, his denunciation
against a Greek union with the Latin
church, viii. 136.

Gennerid, the Roman general, under the
emperor Honorius,his character, iv.

115.

Genoese, their mercantile establishment
in the suburb of Perà at Constantino-
ple, vii. 444. Their war with the em-
peror Cantacuzenus, 446.

Genseric, king of the Vandals in Spain,
his character, iv. 215. Goes over to
Africa on the invitation of count Bo-
niface, 216. His successes there by the
assistance of the Donatists, 219. De-
vastation of Africa by his troops, 220.
Besieges Boniface in Hippo Regius,
221. His treacherous surprisal of Car-
thage, 225. Strengthens himself by an
alliance with Attila king of the Huns,
240. His brutal treatment of his son's
wife, daughter of Theodoric. 273.
Raises a naval force, and invades Ita-
ly, 307. His sack of Rome, 310.
Destroys the fleet of Majorian, 331.
His naval depredations on Italy, 335.
His claims on the Eastern empire, 336.
Destroys the Roman fleet under Basi-
liscus, 345. Was an Arian, and perse-
cuted his Catholic subjects, 399.
Gentleman, etymology of the term, vii.

215 note.

Geoponics of the emperor Constantine
Porphyrogenitus, account of, vii. 3.
George of Cappadocia supersedes Atha-
nasius in the see of Alexandria, iii. 55.
His scandalous history, and tragical
death, 163. Becomes the tutelar saint
of England, 165.

Gepide, their incroachments on the East-
ern empire checked by the Lombards,
v. 196. Are reduced by them, 385.
Germanus, nephew of the emperor Justi-
nian, his character and promotion to
the command of the army sent to Italy,
v.270. His death, 271.

Germany, the rude institutions of that
country the original principles of Eu-
ropean laws and manners, i. 239. Its
ancient extent, 240. How peopled,
243. The natives unacquainted with
letters in the time of Tacitus, 244.
Had no cities, 246. Manners of the
ancient Germans, 248. Population,
250. State of liberty among them,