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Hannibalianus, nephew of Constantine the Great, is dignified with the
title of king, ii. 164, 165, note M. Provinces assigned to nim for a
kingdom, 166. Is cruelly destroyed by Constantius, 175.

Happiness, instance how little it depends on power and magnificence,
V. 299.

Harmozan, Persian satrap, his interview with Omar, v. 184.

Harpies, an ancient mythologic history, Le Clerc's conjecture concerning,
ii. 88, note.

Harun al Rashid, caliph, his friendly correspondence with the emperor
Charlemagne, v. 52. His wars with the Greek empire, 309.

Hassan, the Saracen, conquers Carthage, v. 244.

Hawking, the art and sport of, iv. 412. Introduced into Italy by the
Lombards, 412.

Hegira, the era of, how fixed, v. 125.

Heinichen, Excursus of, i. 587, ii. 265, note M., 267, note M., 325, note M.
Helena, the mother of Constantine, her parentage ascertained, i. 454.
Was converted to Christianity by her son, ii. 250, note.

sister of the emperor Constantius, married to Julian, ii. 213. Is
reported to be deprived of children by the arts of the empress Eusebia,
215. Her death, 381.

Heliopolis taken by the Saracens, v. 206.

Hell, according to Mahomet, described, v. 118.

Hellespont described, ii. 90.

Helvetia, amount of its population in the time of Cæsar, i, 262, note.

Hengist, his arrival in Britain, with succors for Vortigern, against the
Caledonians, iii. 616. His establishment in Kent, 617, 618.

Henoticon of the emperor Zeno, character of, iv. 522.

Henry succeeds his brother Baldwin as emperor of Constantinople, vi. 111.
His character and administration, 112.

III., emperor, his contest with Pope Gregory VII., v. 477. Taken
Rome, and sets up Pope Clement III., 478.

VI., emperor, conquers and pillages the Island of Sicily, v. 496.
the Fowler, emperor of Germany, v. 55. Defeats the Turkish in

vaders, 419.

Heptarchy, Saxon, establishment of, in Britain, iii. 618, note M. Review of
the state of, 619.

'Heraclian, count of Africa, retains that province in obedience to Honorius,
iii. 280. His cruel usage of the refugees from the sack of Rome by Alaric,
289. His revolt and death, 301.

Heracleonas, emperor of Constantinople, iv. 573, 574.
Heraclius deposes the eastern usurper Phocas, and is chosen emperor, iv. 457.
Conquests of Chosroes II., king of Persia, 450. Distressful situation of
Heraclius, 464. Accepts an ignominious peace from Chosroes, 466. His
first expedition against the Persians, 468. His second Persian expedition,
471. Strengthens himself by an alliance with the Turks, 477. His third
Persian expedition, 478. His treaty of peace with Persia, 484. His triumph
and pilgrimage to Jerusalem, 485, vide note M. His theological inquiries,
535. Marries his niece Martina, 572. Leaves his two sons joint successors
to the empire, 572. Invasion of his provinces by the Saracens, v. 194.
Flies from Syria, 214.

་ the præfect, his expedition against the Vandals in Africa, iii.

494, 497.

the eunuch, instigates the emperor Valentinian III. to the murder
of the patrician Etius, iii. 454, note M. His death, 457.

Herbelot, character of his Bibliothèque Orientale, v. 176, note.

Hercynian forest, the extent of, unknown in the time of Cæsar, i. 253, note.
Heresy in religion, the origin of, traced, i. 518. Ediot of Constantine the
Great, against, ii. 295.

Hermanric, king of the Ostrogoths, his conquests, iii. 28.
582, 583.

His death

Hermenegilå, prince of Bætica, his marriage

with Ingundis, princess of
Austrasia, and conversion to the Nicene faith, iii. 559, 560. Revolt and
martyrdom of, 559, 560.
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Hermits of the East, their mortified course of life, iii. 537, 538. 1
ascribed to them and their relics, 539.

Hermodorus, the Ephesian, assists the Romans in compiling their twelve
tables of laws, iv. 303. Inquiry relating to this fact, 303, note W.
Hermogenes, master-general of the cavalry, is killed in the attempt to
bbanish Paul, bishop of Constantinople, ii. 357.

Hero and Leander, the story of, by whom controverted and defended, ii.
BA91, 92, note. See also notes M.

Herodes Atticus, his extraordinary fortune and munificence, i. 56.
Herodian, his life of Alexander Severus, why preferable to that in the
Augustan history, i. 184, note. On the Persian campaign, 185, note G.
Herodotus, his character of the Persian worship, i. 233.

Heruli, of Germany and Poland, their character, iv. 16. Their origin, 16,
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Hilarion, the monk of Palestine, account of, iii. 524 osudua pilants0
Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, his remarkable observations on the diversity of
Christian doctrines, ii. 320. His exposition of the term Homoiousion,
on 320.

pope, censures the emperor Anthemius for his tolerating principles,
920iii. 492.
Hilderic, the Vandal king of Africa, his indulgence to his Catholic sub-
Xojects displeases both the Arians and Athanasians, iv. 114. Is deposed
by Gelimer, 114.. Is put to death, 127.9 to enqus edi

Hindoos of the East, not the disciples of Zoroaster, v. 265, note. agitur?
Hindostan, conquest of, by Tamerlane, vi. 255, note M.

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Hippo Regius, siege of, by Genseric, king of the Vandals, iii, 376.0250
History, the principal subjects of, 1. 277, ii. 13.oldq olacast edi
Holy war, the justice of it inquired into, v. 544.

Homicide, how commuted by the Salic laws, iii. 593,to moitibee

Homoousion, origin and use of that term at the council of Nice, ii. 317
318, 319, 320. The distinction between it and homoiousion, 322. 2937
Honain, war of, v. 138.

Honoratus, archbishop of Milan, is, with his clergy, driven from his see
by the Lombards, iv. 396.

Honoria, sister of Valentinian III, her history, in. 431. 30 bus usted!
Honorius, son of Theodosius the Great, is declared emperor of the West,
3 by his dying father, iii. 128. Marries Maria, the daughter of Stilicho,
187, 188. His character, 188. Flies from Milan on the invasion of Italy
by Alaric, 203. His triumphant entry into Rome, 209. Abolishes the
combats of gladiators, 209, 210, note M. Fixes his residence at Ravenna,
211. Orders the death of Stilicho, 233. His impolitic measures and
cruelty unite his barbarian soldiers against him under Alario, 242. His
councils distracted by the eunuchs, 275. His abject overtures to Attalus
and Alaric, 276. His last acts, and death, 301, 302. His triumph for the
reduction of Spain by Wallia the Goth, 312. Is suspected of incest with
his sister Placidia, 364. His persecution of the Donatists in Africa, 372.
flonor, new ranks of, introduced in Constantinople, ii. 108, v. 353.kairal
Hormisdas, a fugitive Persian prince in the court of the
emperor Constan
bius, his remarks on the city of Rome, ii. 218, note,
His history, and
station under Julian, 4777 ja

Hormouz, the son of Chosroes, king of Persia, his accession, iv. 430. His
character, 431. Is deposed, and at length killed, 425, note Mot
Horses, of Arabia, their peculiar qualities, v. 78.
Hosein, the son of Ali, his tragical death, v. 162.

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Hospitallers, knights of St. John of Jerusalem, popularity and character
of the order of, v. 598. do 195500 131099
Hostilianus, the minor son of the emperor Decius, elected emperor, un des
the guardianship of Gallus, i. 295.

Huga, king of Burgundy, his marriage with Marozia, and expulsion from
Rome by Alberic, v. 62.

count of Vermandois, engages in the first crusade, v. 559. Is ship-
wrecked, and made captive by the Greek emperor Alexis Comnenus, 567.
His return, 585.

Human nature, its natural propensities, i. 547.

Hume, Mr., his natural history of religion, the best commentary on the
polytheism of the ancients, 1. 34, note. The same topics treated of by
M. Constant, 34, note M. His difficulty, as to the extent of the Impe
rial palace at Rome, resolved, 155, note. Charges the most refined and
philosophic sects with intolerance, 237, note. Vide note M.

Hungary, establishment of the Huns in, iii. 386. State of, under the
emperor Charlemagne, v. 51. Terror excited by their first approach to
Europe, 410. Their character, 414. Huniades rules during the mi-
nority of Ladislaus, vi. 359.

Huniades, John, his exploits against the Turks, vi. 352. His defence of
Belgrade, and death, 359.

Hunneric, the son of Genseric, king of the Vandals, iii. 487. Persecutes
his Catholic subjects, 549. His cruelty to the Catholics of Tipasa, 557.
Hans, their original seat, and their conquests, iii. 15, vide note M., 15.
Their wars with the Chinese, 17, 18, note M. Their decline, 19, 20.
Their emigrations, 22. The white Huns of Sogdiana, 22. Huns of the
Volga, 23, 27, note M. Conquer the Alani, 24, 25, note M. Their vic-
tories over the Goths, 26, 28. They drive other barbarous tribes before
them, upon the Roman provinces, 214. Their establishment in Hun-
gary, 386. Character of their king Attila, 389, 390. Their invasion of
Persia, 393. The empire of, extinguished by the death of Attila, 452.
Hunting of wild beasts, when a virtue, and when a vice, i. 112. Is the
school of war, iii. 12.

Hycsos, the, or Shepherd kings, conquerors of Egypt, v. 35, notes M.
Hypatia, the female philosopher, murdered in the church at Alexandria,
iv. 502.

Hypatius, sedition of, at Constantinople, iii. 602, 603.

Hyphasis, Alexander marches to this Indian stream, i. 3?

ries of the Indus or Sind, 33, note M.

The tributa-

Iberian and Caspian gates of Mount Caucasus distinguished, iv. 102, 103,
note M. The Iberian gates occupied by Cabades, king of Persia, 103.
Iconoclasts, sect of the, v. 10. Their synod, 10. Their creed, 11. Their
persecution of monks, and destruction of idolatrous images, 12, 13, note
M. 37.

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Idatius, his account of the misfortunes of Spain by an irruption of the
barbarous nations, iii. 300.

Idolatry ascribed to the agency of demons, by the primitive Christians,
i. 522. Derivation of the term, and its successive applications, ii. 368,
note, grauing

Igilium, the small island of, serves as a place of refuge for Romans who
dew from the sack of Rome by Alaric, iii. 288.

Ignatius bishop of Antioch, the Christian fortitude displayed in his epistles,
ii. 41.

Ikshidites, the Saracen dynasty of, v. 327.

Illustrious, the title of, how limited in the times of Roman simplicity, and
w how extended when Constantinople became the seat of empire, ii. 109.
Illyricum described, i. 24.

Images, introduction of, in the Christian church, v. 3.
derived from Paganism, 3. Are condemned by the
ostantinople, 11. The adoration of justified by Pope
And sanctified by the second council of Nice, 37.

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Imperator, in the Roman history, explained, i. 75, note.

The Imperial
prerogatives, 80. The court, 83. The sense of this appellation altered
by long use, 436.

Incarnation, theological history of the doctrine of, iv. 487, 537.

Incest, laws and customs of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, relating to, iv. 351,
352, note M.

India, account of the Christians of St. Thomas in, iv. 647. Persecution
of, by the Portuguese, 547.

Indictions, the memorable æra of, whence dated, i. 479, note. The name
and use of, in the middle ages, whence derived, ii. 141. Established by
Diocletian, not by Constantine, 141, note G.

Indulgences in the Romish church, the nature of, explained, v. 548, 549.
Ingundis, princess of Austrasia, is married to Hermenegild, prince of
Baetica, and cruelly treated by his mother, Goisvintha, iii. 659.
Inheritance, paternal, subject to parental discretion among the Romans,
i. 191. The Roman law of, iv. 359. Testamentary dispositions of prop
erty, 362. The Voconian law, how evaded, 364.conces de
Injuries, review of the Roman laws for the redress of, iv. 369.

Innocent III., pope, enjoyed the plenitude of papal power, vi. 36.eleme
Inquisition, Code of the, iii. 364. The first erection of that tribunal,
vi. 37.

Institutes of Justinian, an analysis of, iv. 339, notes W. and M.

Interest of money, how regulated by the Roman law, iv. 368, notes by Gib-
bon, W., and M.

Irene, her marriage with the Greek emperor Leo, iv. 586. Her ambition,
and barbarity to her son Constantine, 587. Restores images to public
devotion, v. 38.007 Jan

Ireland, the first instance of female falsehood and infidelity ever known
in, i. 256, note. Was first colonized from Scotland, ii. 564. Controversy
on this question, 565, 566, note, and note M. Derivation of the name of
its tutelar saint, Patrick, iii. 513, note.

Isaac I., Comnenus, emperor of Constantinople, iv. 613. vd
—————- II., Angelus, emperor of Constantinople, iv. 635. His character and
reign, vi. 66. Is deposed by his brother Alexius, 58. Is restored by the
crusaders, 80. His death, 8ar vit stingray

archbishop of Armenia, his apology for the vices of King Artasires,
iii. 361. 208

Isauria, the rebellion there against the emperor Gallienus, i. 328.To wały
Isaurians, reduction of, by the Eastern emperors, iv. 95. imong out
Ishmael, on the prophecy of the independence of his posterity, iv. 427,
y note. The prediction referable to the roving Ishmaelites, Bedouins, and
Arabs, who are still virtually unsubdued, 427, note M.CH ou en orod
Isidore, cardinal, his ill treatment in Russia, vi. 346. Receives an act of
sunion from the Greek clergy at Constantinople, 385.07 ziedi to nottein
Isis and Serapis, temple of, destroyed, i. 38, notes W. and M. Lootgolosá
Isocrates, his price for the tuition of his pupils, iv. 106. suft rebas
Italy, privileges of the inhabitants of, i. 41. The dominion of, under
Odoacer, succeeds the extinction of the Western empire, iii. 515. Its
S miserable state at that æra, 517. State of agriculture in, 518, note M.
Conversion of the Lombards of, to the Nicene faith, 562. Is reduced
by Theodoric the Ostrogoth, iv. 10. His adininistration, 13, 14, notes M.
AGovernment of, according to the Roman law, by Theodoric, 20, note M.
Its flourishing state at this time, 25. How supplied with silk from
China, 66, 69. History of Amalasontha, queen of Italy, 147.0 Inva-
arsion of, by Belisarius, 154. Siege of Rome by the Goths, 159. Invasion
of Italy by the Franks, 176. Revolt of the Goths, 179. Expedition of
the eunuch Narses, 267. Invasion of, by the Franks and Alemanni,
276, 277. Government of, under the exarchs of Ravenna, 279 Con
quests of Alboin, king of the Lombards, in, 395.Mo Distress of, 405
How divided between the Lombards and the exarchs of Ravenna 408

Growth of the papal power in, v. 14. Revolt of, agair st the Greek em-
perors, 19. The exarchate of Ravenna granted to the pope, 31. Extent
of the dominions of Charlemagne there, 49. The power of the German
Cæsars destroyed by the rise of the commercial cities there, 65, 66.
Factions of the Guelphs and Ghibelines, 67. Conflict of the Saracens,
Latins, and Greeks, in, 449. Revival of Greek learning in, vi. 327.
ArAuthors consulted for the history of, 514, note.

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Jaafar, a kinsman of Mahomet, slain in the battle of Muta, v. 141, vide
note M.

Jacobites of the East, history of the sect of, iv. 549, 560.

James, St., his legendary exploits in Spain, i. 581.

Janizaries, first institution of these troops, vi. 235, note M.

Jerom, S., abilities of, ii. 550. His extravagant representation of the
devastation of Pannonia by the Goths, iii. 54, 55. His influence over
the widow Paula, 527.

Subter-

Jerusalem, its situation, destruction, and profanation, ii. 432, 433. Pil-
grimages to, and curious relics preserved there, 433, 434. Abortive
attempt of the emperor Julian to rebuild the temple of, 436.
ranean chambers beneath the temple of, serving as a refuge during the
siege, 439, 440, notes G. and M. A magnificent church erected there to
the Virgin Mary by Justinian, iv. 89. The vessels of the temple of,
brought from Africa to Constantinople by Belisarius, 138. Is conquered
by Chosroes II., king of Persia, 460. Insurrection of the monks there,
520. Is conquered by the Saracens, v. 209. Great resort of pilgrims to,
633, 535. Conquest of, by the Turks, 534. Is taken from the Turks by
the Egyptians, 589. Is taken by the crusaders, 591. Is erected into a
kingdom under Godfrey of Bouillon, 594. Assise of, 600. Succession
of its Christian princes, vi. 24, 25. Is conquered by Saladin, 26, 27.Is
pillaged by the Carizmians, 40.

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-, New, described according to the ideas of the primitive Chris-
tians, i. 534.
Jesuits, Portuguese, persecute the Eastern Christians, iv. 548. Their
labors in, and expulsion from, Abyssinia, 565, 566.
Jews, an obscure, unsocial, obstinate race of men, i. 508, 509, et seq. Re
view of their history, 509 et seq. Their religion the basis of Christianity,
512. The promises of divine favor extended by Christianity to all man-
kind, 518. The immortality of the soul not inculcated in the law of
Moses, 530. Reasons assigned for this omission, 530, note M. Why
here are no Hebrew gospels extant, 574, vide notes G. and M. Provoked
the persecutions of the Roman emperors, ii. 3, 4, notes G. and M. Tol
eration of their religion, 5. Those of a more liberal spirit adopted the
heological system, of Plato, 302, 303, notes G. and M. Their condition
under the emperors Constantine and Constantius, 432. Miraculous con-
version of a number of, at Minorca, iii. 161, note. Persecution of, in
Spain, 563. Are persecuted by the Catholics in Italy, iv. 30, 485, note
M.Their notions of a Messiah explained, 488, note M. Are persecuted
by Cyril, at Alexandria, 501. How plagued by the emperor Justinian,
629. Those in Arabia subdued by Mahomet, v. 133. Assist the Saracens
in the reduction of Spain, 254. Massacres of, by the first crusaders, 554.
Census of Israel and Judah by King David, 594, note. Explanation of
this calculation, 595, note M.

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