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sia, i, 440. Is associated in the empire by Galicnus, 449. Characterand fate of his queen Zenobia , ii, 32.

Odin, the long reign of his family in Sweden , i, 362, note. His history,3.90.

Odoacer, the first barbarian king of Italy , vi, 221. His character and reign,229. Resigns all the Roman conquests beyond the Alps, to Euric kingof the Visigoths, 302. Is reduced and killed by Theodoric the Ostro-goth, vii, 13.

Ohud, battle of, between Mahomet and Abu Sophian prince of Mecca , ix,301.

Olga, princess of Russia , her baptism, x, 237.

Olive, its introduction into the western world, i, 85.

Olybrius is raised to the western empire by Count Ricimer, vi, 212.

Olympic games compared with the tournaments of the Goths , xi, 39.

Olympiodorns, his account of the magnificence of the city of Rome , v, 261.His account of the marriage of Adolphus king of the Visigoths with theprincess Placidia , 332.

Olympias, favourite of the emperor Honorius , alarms him with unfavour-able suspicions of the designs of Stilicho, v, 238. Causes Stilicho to beput to death, 240. His disgrace, and ignominious death, 297.

Omar, caliph of the Saracens , ix, 333. His character, 360. His journeyto Jerusalem , 413.

Ommiyak, elevation of the house of, to the office of caliph of the Sara-cens , ix, 342. Why not the objects of public favour, x, 28. Destruc-tion of, 31.

Oracles, Heathen, are silenced by Constantine the Great , iii, 403.

Orchan, emir of the Ottomans, his reign, xi, 425. Marries the daughter ofthe Greek emperor Cantacuzene, 431.

Ordination of the clergy in the early ages of the church, an account of, iii,285.

Orestes is sent ambassador from Attila king of the Huns, to the emperorTheodosius the Younger , vi, 68. His history and promotion under thewestern emperors, 218. His son Auguslulus the last emperor of theWest, 219

Orestes, prctor of Egypt , is insulted bv a monkish mob in Alexandria, viii,28°.

Origen declares the number of primitive martyrs to be very inconsider-able, ii, 418. His conference w ith the empress Mammaea, 442. Hismemory persecuted by the emperor Justinian and bis clergy, viii, 325.

Orleans besieged by Attila king of the Iluns, and relieved by Aitius andTheodoric , vi, 106

Osius, bishop of Cordova, his great influence with Constantine the Great ,iii, 267. Prevails on Constantine to ratify the Nicene creed, 344. Iswith difficulty prevailed on to concur in deposing Athanasius , 373.

Osrhoene, the small kingdom of, reduced by the Romans, i,334.

Ossian, his poems, whether to be connected with the invasion of Caledoniaby the emperor Severus, i, 209. Is said to have disputed with a Chris-tian missionary, ii, 363, note.

Ostia , the port of, described, v, 302.

Othman, caliph of the Saracens , ix, 333.

Othman, the father of the Ottomans, his reign, xi, 423-

Othol. king of Germany , restores and appropriates the western empire, ix,190. Claims by treaty the nomination of the pope of Rome , 196. De-feats the Turks, x,215.

Otho II. deposes Pope John XII. and chastises his party at Rome , ix,

202 .