uined
theersithadintroducedslavelabor;
againstanuldhopetopeteithad
tuedthecitiesintobeehivesinhabitedbypauperizedand
unhealthybsofrunasithadcreatedalarge
bureaucracypettyofficialshowere
forcedtotakegraftinordertobuybreadandclothingfor
theirfaliesedpeopletoviolence;
tobloodshed;toabarbarouspleasureinthepainand
sufferingofothers
outanstateduringthefirstcenturyofour
eraagnificentpoliticalstructure;solargethatalexanders
eirebeinorprovincesundeeath
thisglorytherelivedllionsuponllionsofpoorandtired
hunbeings;toilinglikeantsanestundeeath
aheavystonetheyeone
elsetheysharedtheirfoodalsofthefields
theylivedinstablestheydiedhouthope
ithesevenhundredandfiftythirdyearsincethe
foundingofrogaiusjuliuscaesaroctavianusaugustus
hepalaceofthepalatinehill;busilyengaged
uponthetaskofrulinghiseire
inalittlevillageofdistantsyria;ry;thewifeofjoseph
thecarpenter;endingherlittleboy;boinastableof
bethlehe
thisisastrangeworld
beforelong;thepalaceandthestableeetinopen
bat
andthestableergevictorious
joshuaofnazareth
thestoryofjoshuaofnazareth;
thegreekscalledjesus
intheautuoftheyearofthecity783hwouldbe
62ad;inoureaesculapiuscultellus;a
ronphysician;y
insyriaasfollows:
deaephew;
afean
nadpaulheappearedtobearoncitizenofjewish
parentage;annersihad
beentoldthatheionhala;anappeal
froneofourprovinesuch
placeintheeastediterraneanhehadbeendescribedto
asa‘‘aking
speechesagainstthepeopleandagainstthela
veryintelligentandofgreathonesty
afriendofneyinasia
nortellsthatheheardsothingabouthinephesus
onsaboutastrangenewgodi
askedpatientifthisrueandherhehadtoldthe
peopletorebelagainsttheperorpaul
ansethatthekingdofhhehadspokenwas
notofthisanystrangeutterancesh
ididnotunderstand;butohis
fever
hispersonalitydeagreatiressionuponandi
ohearthatheheostianroadafew
daysagothereforeiangthislettertoyouwhen
nextyouvisitjerusaleiething
aboutfriendpaulandthestrangeje;who
seetohavebeenhisteauch
exessiah;andafe;who
openlytalkedoftheneeanshave
beencrucifiedioknohetruthaboutallthese
ruursandiabr 》
yourdevoteduncle;
aesculapiuscultellus
sixer;gladiusensa;thenepheainofthe
viigallicinfantry;answeredasfollows:
dearuncle;
ireceivedyourletterandihaveobeyedyourinstructions
tthere
havebeenseveralrevolutionsduringthelastcenturyandthere
isnotchleftoftheoldcitywehavebeenherenowfora
nthandtorroarchtopetra;
eofthearabtribesi
shallusethiseveningtoansions;butpraydo
notexpectadetailedreport
ihavetalkedostoftheoldeinthiscitybut
feeanydefiniteinfortiona
feetotheeof
hisolivesandiaskedhierhehadeverheardofthe
fausssiahhenhewasyounghesaid
thathereereditveryclearly;becausehisfatherhad
takenhiogolgothaahilljustoutsidethecitytosee
theexeiesof
thelaetheaddressof
onejoseph;essiah
andtoldthatihadbettergoandseehifiedto
knoore
thisingitocallonjosephheean
oldnhehadbeenafisheononeofthefresher
lakeshisryhitlastigota
fairlydefiniteacuntofhadhappenedduringthe
troublesodaysbeforeiwasbo
tiberius;ourgreatandgloriouseeror;hethrone;
andanoffieofpontiuspilatuswasgoveorof
judaeaandsariajosephkleaboutthispilatus
heseedtohavebeenanhonestenoughofficiala
decentreputationasprocuratoroftheprovinceintheyear
755or756josephhadforgottenuso
jerusalenaanthe
sonofacarpenterofnazarethobeplanninga
revolutionagainsttherongoventstrangelyenough
ouroed;
appeartohaveheardnothingaboutit;andheyinvestigated
thettertheyreportedthatthecarpenterwasan
excellentcitizenandthatthereoproceedagainst
hibuttheoldfashionedleadersofthejeh;acrding
tojoseph;uchupsettheygreatlydislikedhis
popularityassesofthepoorerhebrehe
‘‘nazarenesotheytoldpilatushadpubliclyclaidthata
greekoraronorevenaphilistine;riedtoliveadecent
andhonourablelife;easgoodasaje
hisdaysstudyingtheancientlaosespilatusdoesnot
seeohavebeeniressedbythisargunt;buthe
croplethreatenedtolynchjesus;andkill
allhisfollootakethecarpenterintocustody
tosavehislife
hedoesnotappeartohaveunderstoodtherealnatureof
thequarrelhejestoexplain
theirgrievances;theyshouted‘‘heresyand‘‘treasonandgot
terriblyexcitedfinally;so
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josephtold;pilatussentfor
joshuathateofthenazarene;butthegreeks
asjesus
toexanehiersonallyhetalkedtohiorseveral
hoursheaskedhiboutthe‘‘dangerousdoctrinesh
heohavepreachedontheshoresoftheseaofgalilee
butjesusanshatheneverreferredtopoliticshewas
notsoenasinnssoul
heedallpeopletoregardtheieighboursastheir
brothersandtoloveonesinglegod;hefatherofall
livingbeings
pilatus;stohavebeenhedoctrines
ofthestoicsandtheothergreekphilosophers;doesnotappear
tohavedisveredanythingseditiousinthetalkofjesus
aanthedeanotherattettosave
thelifeofthekindlyprophethekeptputtingtheexecution
offanhejeofurybytheir
priests;gotfranticanyriotsin
jerusaleeforethisandthereansoldiers
hincallingdistancereportstothe
ronauthoritiesincaesareathatpilatushad‘‘fallenavictibr 》
totheteachingsofthenazarenepetitionswerebeing
circulatedallthroughthecitytohavepilatusrecalled;because
heyoftheeeroryouknohatourgoveors
havestrictinstructionstoavoidanopenbreakh
theirforeignsubjecivilwar;
pilatusfinallysacrificedhisprisoner;joshua;whobehaved
heidstthehohelaughterofthe
jerusaleob
thatise;htearsrunningdownhis
oldcheeksigavehigoldpiece;buthe
refuseditandaskedtohandittoonepoorerthanhielf
ialsoaskedhifeionsaboutyourfriendpaulhe
hadknoslightlyheseetohavebeenatentker
ightpreachthewordsof
alovingandforgivinggod;
thatjehovahofthejesaretellingusall
thetiafteruch
inasianorandingreece;tellingtheslavesthattheywere
allchildrenofonelovingfatherandthathappinessasall;
bothrichandpoor;riedtolivehonestlivesandhave
donegoodtothoseiserable
ihopethatihaveansionstoyoursatisfaction
thesveryharesstoasfaras
thesafetyofthestateisnceedbutthen;ans
neverhavebeenabletounderstandthepeopleofthisprovince
iaorrythattheyhavekilledyourfriendpaulihat
ieagain;andiaasever;
yourdutifulnephew;
gladiusensa
thefallofro
thete
thetextbooksofancienthistorygivethedate476asthe
yearinefell;becauseinthatyearthelasteeror
e;builtin
aday;tookalongtifallingtheprocesswassoslowand
sogradualthatstronsdidnotrealisehoheirold
ingtoanendtheyplainedabouttheunrest
ofthetistheygruledaboutthehighpricesoffood
andabouttheloentheycursedthe
profiteersonopolyofthegrainandthewooland
thegoldinoccasionallytheyrebelledagainstanunusually
rapaajorityofthepeopleduringthe
firstfourcenturiesofoureraateanddrankevertheir
purseallotobuyandhatedorlovedacrdingto
theiatureandtothetheatreherewasa
freeshosofthe
bigpirehad
outliveditsusefulnessandedtoperish
hoe
deafineshoed
thedifferentprovinces;theierialpoliceive
andshoenthefrontier
edto
beoccupyingtheelandsofnortheeuropethewhole
ightye;anda
sreofablentoundothe
stakesofthepastandbringaboutaretutothehappier
nditionsoftheearlyrepublic
buttheunderlyingcausesofthedecayofthestate;of
erchapter;hadnotbeen
revedandreforhereforepossible
roe;acitystateas
athensandrinthhadbeencitystatesinancienthellasit
hadbeenabletodonatetheitalianpeninsulabutro
astheruleroftheentirecivilisedical
iossibilityanduldnotendureheryoungnwerekilledin
herendlessersilitary
servieprofessional
beggarsorhiredtheelvesouttorichlandownerswhogave
theoardandlodginginexchangefortheirservicesand
dethe‘serfs;thoseunfortunatehunbeingswhoare
neitherslavesnorfreen;butepartofthe
soiluponanyhetrees
theeire;thestate;hadbeeeverythingthen
citizenhaddolessthannothingasfor
theslaves;theyhadheardthehatwerespokenbypaul
theyhadablecarpenterof
nazareththeydidnotrebelagainsttheirstersonthe
ntrary;theyhadbeentaughttobeekandtheyobeyed
theirsuperiorsbuttheyhadlostallinterestintheaffairs
ofthisiserableplaceofabode
theyightenter
intothekingdofheavenbuttheyo
engageinbitiouseerorwho
aspiredtoglorybypaigninthelandof
theparthiansorthenudiansorthests
andsonditionsgrehecenturiesby
thefirsteerorshadntinuedthetraditionof‘‘leadership
heoldtribalchieftainssuchaholdupon
theirsubjectsbuttheeerorsofthesendandthird
centuriesperors;professionalsoldiers;who
existedbythegraceoftheirbodyguards;thesocalledprae
torianstheysucceededeachotherhterrifyingrapidity;
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rderingtheirurderedout
ofitassoonastheirsuccessorshadbeerichenoughtobribe
theguardsintoanewrebellion
anringatthegatesof
thenorthefrontierasthereive
ronarestostoptheirprogress;foreignrcenarieshad
tobehiredtofighttheinvaderastheforeignsoldierhappened
tobeofthesabloodashissupposedene;hewas
apttobequitelenienttlefinally;
byent;aferibesosettle
pireothersfollowedsoon
thesetribesplainedbitterlyofthegreedyrontax
gatherers;ookaheirlastpennyheygot
noredresstheyreandloudlydendedthat
theybeheard
thisderoveryunfortableasanierialresidence
nstantine323to337lookedfor
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;
gentlybuteffectivelypushedrolusaugu
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