He aimed a vigorous stroke against the cheek of Serapis ; the cheek fell to the ground ; the thunder was still silent, and both the heavens and the earth continued to preserve their accustomed order and tranquillity. The victorious soldier repeated his... The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - 第116页作者:Edward Gibbon - 1811全本阅读 - 图书信息
| Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 864 页
...carcass was bumt in the a. phitheatre, amidst the shouts of the populace; and many persons attributed UK conversion to this discovery of the impotence of their tutelar deity. The pop™ modes of religion, that propose any visible and material objects of worship, ta< the advantage... | |
| Josiah Conder - 1827 - 384 页
...into three tails, which were again terminated by the triple heads of a dog, a lion, and a wolf. .... The huge idol was overthrown and broken in pieces,...the streets of Alexandria. His mangled carcase was burned (melted ?) in the amphitheatre amid the shouts of the populace ; and many persons attributed... | |
| James Rennie - 1831 - 422 页
...heavens and the earth continued to preserve their accustomed order and tranquillity. The victorious soldier repeated his blows : the huge idol was overthrown)...dragged through the streets of Alexandria. His mangled carcass was burnt in the amphitheatre, amidst the shouts of the populace ; and many persons attributed... | |
| James Rennie - 1831 - 434 页
...limbs of Serapis were ignominiously dragged through the streets of Alexandria. His mangled carcass was burnt in the amphitheatre, amidst the shouts of...discovery of the impotence of their tutelar deity*," The last mention which we find of the Olympian Jilpiter is made by Libanius, a contemporary of Julian the... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1835 - 320 页
...heavens and the earth continued to preserve their accustomed order and tranquillity. The victorious soldier repeated his blows ; the huge idol was overthrown...His mangled carcase was burnt in the amphitheatre, amid the shouts of the populace; and many persons attributed their conversion to this discovery of... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1835 - 324 页
...heavens and the earth continued to preserve their accustomed order and tranquillity. The victorious soldier repeated his blows; the huge idol was overthrown...His mangled carcase was burnt in the amphitheatre, amid the shouts of the populace ; and many persons attributedMheir conversion to this discovery of... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1839 - 328 页
...heavens and the earth continued to preserve their accustomed order and tranquillity. The victorious soldier repeated his blows : the huge idol was overthrown...His mangled carcase was burnt in the amphitheatre, amid the shouts of the populace ; and many persons attributed their conversion to this discovery of... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1853 - 570 页
...heavens and the earth continued to preserve their accustomed order and tranquillity. The victorious soldier repeated his blows; the huge idol was overthrown...dragged through the streets of Alexandria. His mangled carcass was burnt in the amphitheatre, amid the shouts of the populace; and many persons attributed... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 504 页
...heavens and the earth continued to preserve their accustomed order and tranquillity. The victorious soldier repeated his blows : the huge idol was overthrown...; and many persons attributed their conversion to tliis discovery of the impotence of their tutelar deity. The popular <s Rufinua Dames the priest of... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee, Edward Nares - 1856 - 332 页
...heavens and the earth continued to preserve their accustomed orderand tranquillity. The victorious soldier repeated his blows ; the huge idol was overthrown...dragged through the streets of Alexandria. His mangled carcass was burnt in the amphitheatre, amid the shouts of the populace ; and many persons attributed... | |
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