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rderingtheirurderedout
ofitassoonastheirsuccessorshadbeerichenoughtobribe
theguardsintoanewrebellion
anringatthegatesof
thenorthefrontierasthereive
ronarestostoptheirprogress,foreignrcenarieshad
tobehiredtofighttheinvaderastheforeignsoldierhappened
tobeofthesabloodashissupposedene,hewas
apttobequitelenienttlefinally,
byent,aferibesosettle
pireothersfollowedsoon
thesetribesplainedbitterlyofthegreedyrontax
gatherers,ookaheirlastpennyheygot
noredresstheyreandloudlydendedthat
theybeheard
thisderoveryunfortableasanierialresidence
nstantin23to337lookedfor
ane,thegatehe
rcebeted
nstantinople,andtheurtvedeastantine
died,historeefficient
adnistration,dividedtheeirebettheelder
livedinroandruledinthetheyoungerstayedin
nstantinopleandasteroftheeast
thencathefourthcenturyandtheterriblevisitation
ofthehuns,thosesteriousasiatienore
thantaintainedtheelvesinnortheeurope
andntinuedtheircareerofbloodsheduntiltheyed
nearaeinfranceintheyear451
assoonasthehunshadreachedthedanubetheyhadbegun
topressharduponthegothsthegoths,inordertosave
theelves,ethe
eerorvalenstriedtostopthebutwaskillednear
adrianopleintheyear378tyter,under
theirking,alaric,thesesaarchedward
andattackedrotheydidnotplunder,anddestroyed
onlyafeethevandals,andshowedless
respectforthevenerabletraditionsofthecitythenthe
burgundiansthentheeastgothsthenthealenni
thenthefrankstheree
atlasterbitioushighwayrobber
herafewfollowers
intheyear402theeerorfledtoravenna,hwas
aseaportandstronglyfortified,andthere,intheyear475,
odoaentofthegercenaries,
sofitalytobedividedangtheelves,
gentlybuteffectivelypushedrolusaugustulus,the
lastoftheeerorshis
throne,andproe
theeasteeeror,hhisownaffairs,
regnisedhiandfortenyearsodoacerruledwas
leftoftheeprovinces
afeer,theodoric,kingoftheeastgoths,
invadedtheneedpatriurdered
odoacerathisoable,andestablishedagothic
kingdodsttheruinsofthepire
thispatriciatestatedidnotlastlonginthesixthcenturya
tleycrowdoflongobardsandsaxonsandslavsandavars
invadeditaly,destroyedthegothickingdoandestablished
aneethecapital
thenatlasttheierialcitysankintoastateofutter
neglectanddespairtheancientpalaceshadbeenplundered
tiandagaintheschoolshadbeenbueddohe
teachershadbeenstarvedtodeaththerichpeoplehadbeen
throoftheirvillasedbyevil
sllingandhairybarbarianstheroadshadfalleninto
deercehade
toastandstillcivilisationtheproductofthousandsofyears
ofpatientlaboronthepartofegyptiansandbabyloniansand
greeksandrons,anhighabovethe
stdaringdreaofhisearliestancestors,threatenedto
perishfroheentinent
itistruethatinthefareast,nstantinoplentinuedto
bethepireforanotherthousandyearsbut
ithardlyuntedasapartoftheeuropeanntinentits
interestslayintheeastitbegantoforgetitseorigin
graduallytheronlanguagehegreek
theronalphabetanlaten
ingreekcharactersandexplainedbygreekjudgesthe
eerorbecaanasiaticdespot,hegodlike
kingsofthebeshadbeenhevalleyofthe
nile,threethousandyearsbeforeissionariesofthe
byzantinechurchlookedforfreshfieldsofactivity,they
eastintothe
vastwildeessofrussia
asfortheerciesofthebarbarians
forturder,war,arson,plunderingwere
theorderofthedayohingandohingalonesaved
europefroletedestruaretutothedays
ofcavenandthehyena
thisblenanden
anycenturieshadnfessedtheelvesthefollowers
ofjesus,thecarpenterofnazareth,whohadbeen
killedthattheghtyroneireghtbesavedthe
troubleofastreetriotinalittlecitysohe
syrianfrontier
riseofthechurch
hoebecathecentreofthe
christianworld
theaverageintelligentronpire
hadtakenverylittleinterestinthegodsofhisfathers
afeesayearheple,butrelyasa
tterofcustohelookedonpatientlyhepeople
celebratedareligiousfestivalnprocessionbuthe
regardedtheinervaandneptuneas
sothingratherchildish,asurvivalfrohecrudedaysof
theearlyrepublian
asteredthehestoicsandtheepicureans
andtheothergreatphilosophersofathens
thisattitudedetheronaverytolerantnthe
goventinsistedthatallpeople,rons,foreigners,
greeks,babylonians,jeainout
totheigeoftheeerorostand
ineverytele,justasapictureofthepresidentofthe
unitedstatesisapttohanginanaricanpostofficebut
thisalityeaninggenerally
speakingeverybodyuldhonour,revereandadoreever
godshepleased,andasaresult,rohall
sortsofqueerlittletelesandsynagogues,dedicatedto
... </P></TD>
rderingtheirurderedout
ofitassoonastheirsuccessorshadbeerichenoughtobribe
theguardsintoanewrebellion
anringatthegatesof
thenorthefrontierasthereive
ronarestostoptheirprogress,foreignrcenarieshad
tobehiredtofighttheinvaderastheforeignsoldierhappened
tobeofthesabloodashissupposedene,hewas
apttobequitelenienttlefinally,
byent,aferibesosettle
pireothersfollowedsoon
thesetribesplainedbitterlyofthegreedyrontax
gatherers,ookaheirlastpennyheygot
noredresstheyreandloudlydendedthat
theybeheard
thisderoveryunfortableasanierialresidence
nstantin23to337lookedfor
ane,thegatehe
rcebeted
nstantinople,andtheurtvedeastantine
died,historeefficient
adnistration,dividedtheeirebettheelder
livedinroandruledinthetheyoungerstayedin
nstantinopleandasteroftheeast
thencathefourthcenturyandtheterriblevisitation
ofthehuns,thosesteriousasiatienore
thantaintainedtheelvesinnortheeurope
andntinuedtheircareerofbloodsheduntiltheyed
nearaeinfranceintheyear451
assoonasthehunshadreachedthedanubetheyhadbegun
topressharduponthegothsthegoths,inordertosave
theelves,ethe
eerorvalenstriedtostopthebutwaskillednear
adrianopleintheyear378tyter,under
theirking,alaric,thesesaarchedward
andattackedrotheydidnotplunder,anddestroyed
onlyafeethevandals,andshowedless
respectforthevenerabletraditionsofthecitythenthe
burgundiansthentheeastgothsthenthealenni
thenthefrankstheree
atlasterbitioushighwayrobber
herafewfollowers
intheyear402theeerorfledtoravenna,hwas
aseaportandstronglyfortified,andthere,intheyear475,
odoaentofthegercenaries,
sofitalytobedividedangtheelves,
gentlybuteffectivelypushedrolusaugustulus,the
lastoftheeerorshis
throne,andproe
theeasteeeror,hhisownaffairs,
regnisedhiandfortenyearsodoacerruledwas
leftoftheeprovinces
afeer,theodoric,kingoftheeastgoths,
invadedtheneedpatriurdered
odoacerathisoable,andestablishedagothic
kingdodsttheruinsofthepire
thispatriciatestatedidnotlastlonginthesixthcenturya
tleycrowdoflongobardsandsaxonsandslavsandavars
invadeditaly,destroyedthegothickingdoandestablished
aneethecapital
thenatlasttheierialcitysankintoastateofutter
neglectanddespairtheancientpalaceshadbeenplundered
tiandagaintheschoolshadbeenbueddohe
teachershadbeenstarvedtodeaththerichpeoplehadbeen
throoftheirvillasedbyevil
sllingandhairybarbarianstheroadshadfalleninto
deercehade
toastandstillcivilisationtheproductofthousandsofyears
ofpatientlaboronthepartofegyptiansandbabyloniansand
greeksandrons,anhighabovethe
stdaringdreaofhisearliestancestors,threatenedto
perishfroheentinent
itistruethatinthefareast,nstantinoplentinuedto
bethepireforanotherthousandyearsbut
ithardlyuntedasapartoftheeuropeanntinentits
interestslayintheeastitbegantoforgetitseorigin
graduallytheronlanguagehegreek
theronalphabetanlaten
ingreekcharactersandexplainedbygreekjudgesthe
eerorbecaanasiaticdespot,hegodlike
kingsofthebeshadbeenhevalleyofthe
nile,threethousandyearsbeforeissionariesofthe
byzantinechurchlookedforfreshfieldsofactivity,they
eastintothe
vastwildeessofrussia
asfortheerciesofthebarbarians
forturder,war,arson,plunderingwere
theorderofthedayohingandohingalonesaved
europefroletedestruaretutothedays
ofcavenandthehyena
thisblenanden
anycenturieshadnfessedtheelvesthefollowers
ofjesus,thecarpenterofnazareth,whohadbeen
killedthattheghtyroneireghtbesavedthe
troubleofastreetriotinalittlecitysohe
syrianfrontier
riseofthechurch
hoebecathecentreofthe
christianworld
theaverageintelligentronpire
hadtakenverylittleinterestinthegodsofhisfathers
afeesayearheple,butrelyasa
tterofcustohelookedonpatientlyhepeople
celebratedareligiousfestivalnprocessionbuthe
regardedtheinervaandneptuneas
sothingratherchildish,asurvivalfrohecrudedaysof
theearlyrepublian
asteredthehestoicsandtheepicureans
andtheothergreatphilosophersofathens
thisattitudedetheronaverytolerantnthe
goventinsistedthatallpeople,rons,foreigners,
greeks,babylonians,jeainout
totheigeoftheeerorostand
ineverytele,justasapictureofthepresidentofthe
unitedstatesisapttohanginanaricanpostofficebut
thisalityeaninggenerally
speakingeverybodyuldhonour,revereandadoreever
godshepleased,andasaresult,rohall
sortsofqueerlittletelesandsynagogues,dedicatedto
... </P></TD>