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iii, 297. His extraordinary character, ibid. note. His advice to theeastern emperor Arcadins, v, 187.
Synods, provincial, in the primitive churches, institution of, ii, 329. Natureof those assemblies, iii, 299. See Councils.
Syria, its revolutions and extent, i, 39. Is reduced by Chosroes II . kingof Persia , viii, 219. General description of, ix, 404. Is conquered bythe Saracens, 407. Invasion of, by Tamerlane , xii, 20.
Si/riac language, where spoken in the greatest purity, i, 335, note.
Syrianus, duke of Egypt, surprises the city of Alexandria, and expels Atha-nasius the primate of Egypt , iii, 377.
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Tabari, the Arabian historian, account of his work, ix, 363, note.
Tahenne, the islaudof, in Upper Thebais, is settled with monks, by Pacho-mius, vi, 238.
Table of emerald, in the Gothic treasury in Spain , account of, v, 334.
Tacitus , etnperor, his election and character, ii, 63.
Tacitus the historian, his character of the principles of the portico, i, 125,note. The intention of his episodes, 315. His character as a historian,344. His account of the ancient Germans , 352. His history, how pre-served and transmitted down to ns, ii, 62, note. His account of the per-secution of the Christians as the incendiaries of Home, 397, 398.
Tactics of Leo and Constantine , character of, x, 98. Military character ofthe Greeks, 140.
Tagina, battle of, between the cmmcli Narses, and Totila king of the Goths in Italy , vii, 385.
Taherites, the Saracen dynasty of, x, 80.
Tamerlane, his birth, reign, and conquests, xii, 3. His letter to Bajazet ,17. His conference with the doctors of the law, at Aleppo , 22. Defeatsand takes Bajazet prisoner, 28. How kept out of Europe , 37. Histriumph at Samarcand, 40. Dies on a march to China , 42. His cha-racter, ibid.
Tancred the crusader, his character, xi, 35. His bold behaviour at Con-stantinople , 51.
Terasius, secretary to the empress Irene, made patriarch of Constantinople ,ix, 164. Presides at, and frames the decrees of, the second council ofNice, 165.
Tarik, the Arab, his descent on Spain, ix, 474. Defeats and kills Roderic the Gothic king of, 476. His disgrace, 482, 487.
Tarragona, the city of, almost destroyed by the Franks, i, 415.
7'artary, eastern, conquest of, by Tameilane, xii, 9.
Tatian, and his son Proculus, destroyed by the base arts of Rufinus , theconfidential minister of the emperor Theodosius , v, 141.
Taurus the consul, is banished by the tribunal of Chalcedon, iv, 48.
Taxes, how the Roman citizens were exonerated from the burden of, i, 256.Account of those instituted by Augustus, 261. How raised under Con-stantine the Great , and Ills successors, iii, 83.
Tayef, siege of, by Mahomet, ix, 311.
Teias, the last king of 1he Goths, defeated and killed by the eunuch Narses ,vii, 389.
Telemachus, an Asiatic monk, loses his life at Rome , in an attempt to pre-vent the combat of the gladiators, v, 206.
Temple of Jerusalem, burned, ii, 404. History of the emperor Julian *attempt to restore it, iv, 103.
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