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1、THEHISTORYOFTHEDECLINEANDFALLOFTHEROMANEMPIREBYEDWARDGIBBONEDITEDBYJ.B.BURY,M.A.WITHANINTRODUCTIONBYTHERT.HON.W.E.H.LECKYVOL.IIINEWYORKFREDDEFAU&COMPANYPUBLISHERSCOPYRIGHT,x+.FWDDEFAU&COMPANY.CONTENTSOFTHETHIRDVOLUMErmLISTOFILLVSTRATIONS.........XiCHAPTERXVITheConductofth

2、eRomanGovernmenttowardstkChristians,fromtluReignofNerotolhalofCmslanlineAS.ChristianitypersecutedbytheRomanEmperors...1InquiryintotheirMotives........2RebelliousSpiritoftheJews.......3TolerationoftheJewishReligion..-...4TheJewswereaPeoplewhichfollowed,theChristiansaSectwh

3、ichdeserted,theReligionoftheirFathers...5ChristianityaccusedofAtheism,andmistakenbythePeopleandPhilosophen........7TheUnionandAssembliesof;heChristiansconsideredasadangerousConspiracy........9TheirMannerscalumniated.......11TheirImprudentDefence....12ldeaoftheConductofthe

4、EmperorstowardstheChristians.14TheyneglectedtheChristiansasaSectofJews...15TheFireofRomeundertheReignofNero‘7CruelPunishmentoftheChristiansastheIncendiariesoftheCity18RemarksonthePassageofTacitusrelativetothePersecutionoftheChristiansbyNero.......20OppressionoftheJewsandC

5、hristiansbyDomitian...24ExecutionofClemenstheConsul......26IgnoranceofPlinyconcerningtheChristians....27TrajanandhisSuccessorsestablishalegalModeofproceedingagainstthem..........28PopularClamours.........30TrialsoftheChristians........31HumanityoftheRomanMagistrates......

6、33InconsiderableNumberofMartyrs......34ExampleofCyprian,BishopofCarthage.....36HisDangerandFlight........37a57HiBanishment.........38HisCondemnation.........39HisMartyrdom....,....40VariousIncitementstoMartyrdom......41hdourofthehrstChristians.......43GradualRelaxation...

7、......45ThreeMethodsofescapingMartyrdom.....46AlternativesofSeventyandToleration..-..47VviCONTENTSA.D.TheTenPersecutions......Sup@EdictsofTiberiusandMarcusAntonkus.r8oStateoftheChristiansintheReignsofCommodusand&&211-wOftheSuccessorsofSeverus......OfMaximin.Philip.andDeci

8、us......253-6~OfValerian.Gallienus.andhisSuccessors....abPaulofSamosata.hisManners.....270Heisde