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
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.
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.
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. 5282 Miracles
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, se note M. boat adi to lo goe sdf Lohernal 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
-, 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.
Jezdegerd, king of Persia, is said to be left guardian to Theodosius the RoYounger, by the emperor Arcadius, iii. 349. His war with Theodosius, 357. See Yezdegerd. oda ga
Joan, pope, the story of, fictitious, v. 60, rate, 60, note M. oks Job, age of the book of, v. 110, note M.
John, principal secretary to the emperor Honorius, usurps the empire, iif
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