ritual and temporal powers distinguished, 282. Review of the Episcopal order in the church, 283. The ecclesiastical revenue of each diocese, how divided, 294. Their legislative assemblies, 3-3. Edict of Constantine the Great against heretics, 307. Mysterioas doctrine of the Trinity, 320. The doctrines of the Catholic church, how discriminated from the opinions of the Platonic school, 322. General character of the Christian sects, 453. Christian schools prohibited by the Emperor Julian, iv. 111. They are removed from all offices of trust, 114. Are obliged to re-instate the Pagan temples, 115. Their imprudent and irregular zeal against idolatry, 135. Christians, distinctions of, into vulgar and ascetic, vi. 238. Conver sion of the barbarous nations, 268. Christianity, inquiry into the progress and establishment of, ii. 265. Religion and character of the Jews, 267. The Jewish religion the basis of Christianity, 274. Is offered to all mankind, ibid. The sects into which the Christians divided, 277. The theology of, reduced to a systematical form in the school of Alexandria, 363. Injudicious conduct of its early advocates, 377. Its persecutions, 381. First erection of churches, 448. 318. the system of, found in Plato's doctrine of the Logos, iii. salutary effects resulting from the conversion of the barbarous nations, vi. 275. its progress in the north of Europe, x. 242. Chrysaphius the eunuch, engages Edecon to assassinate his King Attila, vi. 8o. Is put to death by the Empress Pulcheria, 84. Assisted at the second council of Ephesus, viii, 300. Chrysocheir, general of the revolved Paulicians, over-runs and pillages Asia Minor, x. 179. His death, 181. Chrysoloras, Manuel, the Greck envoy, his character, xii. 126. His admiration of Rome and Constantinople, 142. Chrysopolis, battle of, between Constantine the Great and Licinius, ii. 262. Chrysostom, St. his account of the pompous luxury of the Emperor Arcadius, v. 373. Protects his fugitive patron, the eunuch Eutropius, 391. History of his promotion to the archiepiscopal see of Constantinople, 298. His character and administration, 399, 400. His persecution, 404. His death, 410. His relics removed to Constantinople, itid. His encomium on the monastic life, vi. 247. note. Churches, Christian, the first erection of, ii. 448. Demolition of, under Diocletian, 474- Splendour of, under Constantine the Great, iii. 292. Seven, of Asia, the fate of, xi. 437 Cibalis, battle of, between Constantine the Great and Licinius, v. 246. Cicero, his view of the philosophical opinions as to the immortality of the scul, ii. 294. His encomium on the study of the law, vi. 9. System of his republic, 27. Cimmerian darkness, the expression of, whence derived, v. 271. Circumcellion, Circumeeliions of Africa, Donatist schismatics, history of their revolt, iii. 398. Their religious suicides, 401. Persecution of, by the Emperor Honorius, vi. 16. Circumcision of both sexes, a physical custom in Ethiopia, unconnected with religion, viii. 373. Circus, Roman, the four factions in, described, vii. 76. Constantinople, and the Eastern empire, distracted by these factions, 77. Cities in the Roman empire enumerated, i. 77. -, commercial, of Italy, rise, and government of, ix. 205, 206. Citizens of Rome, motive of Caracalla for extending the privileges of, to all the free inhabitants of the empire, i. 255, 267. Political tendency of this grant, 269. City, the birth of a new one, how celebrated by the Romans, iii. 15. note. Civilians of Rome, origin of the profession, and the three periods in the history of, viii. 23. Civilis, the Batavian, his successful revolt against the Romans, i. 377. Claudian, the ppet, and panegyrist of Stilicho, his works supply the deficiencies of history, v. 15. Celebrates the murder of Rutinus, 159. His death and character, 247. His character of the eunuch Eutropius, 379. Claudius, Emperor, chosen by the Pretorian guards, without the concurrence of the senate, i. r16. Claudius, Emperor, successor to Gallienus, his character and elevation to the throne, ii. 4. Cleander, minister of the Emperor Commodus, his history, i. 145. Clemens, Flavius, and his wife Domitilla, why distinguished as Christian martyrs, ii. 416. Clement III. Pope, and the Emperor Henry III. mutually confirm each other's sovereign characters, x. 302. Clement V. Pope, transfers the holy see from Rome to Avignon, xii. 308. Clergy, when first distinguished from the laity, ii. 340. iii. 282. , the ranks and numbers of, how multiplied, iii. 290. Their property, ibid. Their offences only cognisable by their own order, 296. Valentinian's edict to restrain the avarice of, iv. 270. Clodion, the first of the Merovingian race of kings of the Franks in Gaul, his reign, vi. 100. Clodius Albinus, governor of Britain, his steady fidelity during the revolutions at Rome, i. 176. Declares himself against Julianus, 177. Clotilda, niece of the King of Burgundy, is married to Clovis, King of the Franks, and converts her Pagan husband, vi. 318. Exhorts her husband to the Gothic war, 331. Clovis, King of the Franks, his descent, and reign, vi. 310. Cochineal, importance of the discovery of, in the art of dyeing, vii. 9ɔ Code, Code of Justinian, how formed, viii. 37. New edition of, 46. Codicils, how far admitted by the Roman law respecting testaments, viii. 80. Cenobites, in monkish history, described, vi. 263. Coinage, how regulated by the Roman Emperors, xii. 281. Colchos, the modern Mingrelia, described, vii. 319. Manners of the natives, 322. Revolt of, from the Romans to the Persians, and repentance, 330. Colchian war, in consequence, 334: Coliseum, of the Emperor Titus, observations on, xii. 418. Exhibition of a bull-feast in, 421. Collyridian heretics, an account of, ix. 261. Colonies, Roman, how planted, i. 58. Colonna, history of the Roman family of, xii. 316. Colossus of Rhodes, some account of, ix. 425. Columns of Hercules, their situation, i. 42. Comana, the rich temple of, suppressed, and the revenues confiscated, by the Emperors of the East, iii. 76. Combat, judicial, origin of, in the Salic law, vi. 351. The laws of, according to the assize of Jerusalem, xi. 96. Apology for the practice of, 319. note. Comets, account of those which appeared in the reign of Justinian, vii. 412. Commentiolus, his disgraceful warfare against the Avars, viii. 202. Commodus, Emperor, his education, character, and reign, i. 137. Comneni, origin of the family of, on the throne of Constantinople, ix. 74. Its extinction, xii. 246. Conception, immaculate, of the Virgin Mary, the doctrine of, from whence derived, ix. 266. Concubine, according to the Roman civil law, explained, viii. 67. Conflagration, general, ideas of the primitive Christians concerning, ii. 305. Conquest, the vanity of, not so justifiable as the desire of spoil, iv. 297. Is rather atchieved by art, than personal valour, vi. 42. Conrad III. Emperor, engages in the second crusade, xi. 105. His disastrous expedition, 113. Conrad of Montferrat defends Tyre against Saladin, xi. 140. Is assassinated, 146. Constance, treaty of, ix. 107. Constans, the third son of Constantine the Great, is sent to govern the western provinces of the empire, iii. 118. Division of the empire among him and his brothers, on the death of their father, 133. is invaded by his brother Constantine, 146. Is killed, on the usurpation of Magnentius, 149. Espoused the cause of Athanasius against his brother Constantius, 368. Constans II. Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 13. Constantia, Princess, grand-daughter of Constantine the Great, is car. ried by her mother to the camp of the usurper Procopius, iv. 247. Narrowly escapes falling into the hands of the Quadi, 329. Marries the Emperor Gratian, 335. Constantina, daughter of Constantine the Great, and widow of Han nibalianus, nibalianus, places the diadem on the head of the general Vetranio, iii. 150. Is married to Gallus, 172. Her character, 173. Dies, 179. Constantia, widow of the Eastern Emperor Maurice, the cruel fate of, Undertakes to Motives which induced him to make Byzantium the ca pital of his empire, iii. 3. Declares his determination to spring from divine command, 14. Despoils other cities of their ornaments to decorate his new capital, 19. Ceremony of dedicating his new city, 29. Form of civil and military administration established there, 3. Separates the civil from the military administration, 57. Corrupted military discipline, 50. His character, 99. Account of his family, 104. His jealousy of his son Crispus, 108. Mysterious deaths of Crispus and Licinius, 111. His repentance and acts of atonement inquired, 113. His sons and nephews, 115. Sends them to superintend the several provinces of the empire, 118. Assists the Sarmatians, and provokes the Goths, 123. Reduces the Goths to peace, 125. His death, 127. Attempts to ascertain the date of his conversion to Christianity, 239. His Pagan superstition, 242. Protects the Christians in Gaul, 243. Publishes the edict of Milan, 244. Motives which recommended the Christians to his favour, 247. Exhorts his subjects to embrace the Christian profession, 252. His famous standard, the Labarum, described, 257. Morheim His celebrated vision previous to his battle with Maxentius, 260. Story of the miraculous cross in the air, 265. His conversion accounted for, from natural and probable causes, 268. His theological discourses, 269. His devotion and privileges, 271. The delay of his baptism accounted for, 272. Is commemorated as a saint by the Greeks, 276. His edict against heretics, 307. Favours the cause of Cæcilian against Donatus, 311. His sensible letter to the bishop of Alexandria, 345. How prevailed on to ratify the Nicene creed, 347. His levity in religion, 349. Granted a toleration to his Pagan subjects, 405. His reform of Pagan abuses, ilid. Was associated with the Heathen Deities after his death, by a decree of the senate, 409. His discovery of the holy sepulchre, iv. 100. Publication of his fictitious donation to the bishops of Rome, ix. 159. Fabulous interdiction of marriage with strangers, ascribed to him, x. 129. Constantine II. the son of Constantine the Great, is sent to preside over over Gaul, iii. 118. Division of the empire among him and his brothers, on the death of their father, 133. Invades his brother Constance, and is killed, 146. Constantine III. Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 10. Constantine IV. Pogonatus, Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 15. Constantine V. Copronymus, Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 26. Fates of his five sons, 30. Revolt of Artavasdes, and troubles on account of image-worship, 128, 129. Abolishes the monkish order, 130. Constantine VI. Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 31. Constantine VII. Porphyrogenitus, Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 57. His cautions against discovering the secret of the Greek tire, x. 17. Account of his works, 94. Their imperfections pointed out, 95. His account of the ceremonies of the Byzantine court, 127. Justifies the marriage of his son with the princess Bertha of France, 135. Constantine VIII. Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 59. Constantine IX. Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 67. Constantine X. Monomachus, Emperor of Constantinople, ix. 72. Constantine Palæologus, the last of the Greek Emperors, his reign, xii. 175 Constantine Sylvanus, founder of the Paulicians, his death, x. 175. Constantine, a private soldier in Britain, elected Emperor for the sake of his name, v. 229. He reduces Gaul and Spain, 231, 342. His reduction and death, 343. Constantine, general under Belisarius in Italy, his death, vii. 247Constantinople, its situation described, with the motives which induced Constantine the Great to make this city the capital of his empire, iii. 3. Its local advantages, 12. Its extent, 15. Progress of the work, 18. Principal edifices, 20. How furnished with inhabitants, 24. Privileges granted to it, 26. Its dedication, 28. Review of the new form of civil and military administration established there, 30. Is allotted to Constantine the Younger, in the division of the empire, on the Emperor's death, 133. Violent contests there between the rival bishops, Paul and Macedonius, 392. Bloody engagement between the Athanasians and Arians on the removal of the body of Constantine, 395. Triumphant entry of the Emperor Julian, iv. 36. The senate of, allowed the same powers and honours as that at Rome, 54. Arrival of Valens, as Emperor of the East, 242. Revolt of Procopius, 245. Continued the principal seat of the Arian heresy, during the reigns of Constantius and Valens, v. 17. Is purged from Arianism by the Emperor Theodosius, 22. Council of, 26. Is en riched by the bodies of saints and martyrs, 125. Insurrection against Gainas and his Arian Goths, 395. Persecution of the archbishop St Chrysostom, 404. Popular tumults on his account, 406. Earthquake there, vi. 53. The city and Eastern empire distracted by the factions of |