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1098 4 doubted doubt VBN 9071 1098 5 whether whether IN 9071 1098 6 it -PRON- PRP 9071 1098 7 once once RB 9071 1098 8 occurs occur VBZ 9071 1098 9 till till IN 9071 1098 10 after after IN 9071 1098 11 the the DT 9071 1098 12 vision vision NN 9071 1098 13 of of IN 9071 1098 14 Constantine Constantine NNP 9071 1098 15 in in IN 9071 1098 16 312 312 CD 9071 1098 17 and and CC 9071 1098 18 his -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1098 19 accession accession NN 9071 1098 20 to to IN 9071 1098 21 the the DT 9071 1098 22 Empire Empire NNP 9071 1098 23 of of IN 9071 1098 24 the the DT 9071 1098 25 East East NNP 9071 1098 26 and and CC 9071 1098 27 West West NNP 9071 1098 28 in in IN 9071 1098 29 324 324 CD 9071 1098 30 . . . 9071 1098 31 " " '' 9071 1099 1 Further further RB 9071 1099 2 on on RB 9071 1099 3 upon upon IN 9071 1099 4 the the DT 9071 1099 5 same same JJ 9071 1099 6 page page NN 9071 1099 7 the the DT 9071 1099 8 Dean Dean NNP 9071 1099 9 of of IN 9071 1099 10 Canterbury Canterbury NNP 9071 1099 11 , , , 9071 1099 12 passing pass VBG 9071 1099 13 without without IN 9071 1099 14 notice notice NN 9071 1099 15 from from IN 9071 1099 16 symbols symbol NNS 9071 1099 17 to to IN 9071 1099 18 instruments instrument NNS 9071 1099 19 of of IN 9071 1099 20 execution execution NN 9071 1099 21 and and CC 9071 1099 22 making make VBG 9071 1099 23 no no DT 9071 1099 24 distinction distinction NN 9071 1099 25 whatever whatever WDT 9071 1099 26 , , , 9071 1099 27 states state VBZ 9071 1099 28 that that IN 9071 1099 29 " " `` 9071 1099 30 Crosses crosse NNS 9071 1099 31 were be VBD 9071 1099 32 of of IN 9071 1099 33 two two CD 9071 1099 34 kinds kind NNS 9071 1099 35 . . . 9071 1100 1 The the DT 9071 1100 2 _ _ NNP 9071 1100 3 Crux Crux NNP 9071 1100 4 Simplex Simplex NNP 9071 1100 5 _ _ NNP 9071 1100 6 , , , 9071 1100 7 ' ' '' 9071 1100 8 of of IN 9071 1100 9 one one CD 9071 1100 10 single single JJ 9071 1100 11 piece piece NN 9071 1100 12 without without IN 9071 1100 13 transom transom NN 9071 1100 14 , , , 9071 1100 15 ' ' '' 9071 1100 16 was be VBD 9071 1100 17 a a DT 9071 1100 18 mere mere JJ 9071 1100 19 stake stake NN 9071 1100 20 , , , 9071 1100 21 used use VBD 9071 1100 22 sometimes sometimes RB 9071 1100 23 to to TO 9071 1100 24 impale impale VB 9071 1100 25 , , , 9071 1100 26 sometimes sometimes RB 9071 1100 27 to to TO 9071 1100 28 hang hang VB 9071 1100 29 the the DT 9071 1100 30 victim victim NN 9071 1100 31 by by IN 9071 1100 32 the the DT 9071 1100 33 hands hand NNS 9071 1100 34 . . . 9071 1100 35 " " '' 9071 1101 1 Exactly exactly RB 9071 1101 2 so so RB 9071 1101 3 . . . 9071 1102 1 But but CC 9071 1102 2 , , , 9071 1102 3 to to TO 9071 1102 4 bring bring VB 9071 1102 5 this this DT 9071 1102 6 work work NN 9071 1102 7 to to IN 9071 1102 8 a a DT 9071 1102 9 conclusion conclusion NN 9071 1102 10 with with IN 9071 1102 11 what what WP 9071 1102 12 is be VBZ 9071 1102 13 the the DT 9071 1102 14 crux crux NN 9071 1102 15 of of IN 9071 1102 16 the the DT 9071 1102 17 whole whole JJ 9071 1102 18 matter matter NN 9071 1102 19 , , , 9071 1102 20 is be VBZ 9071 1102 21 it -PRON- PRP 9071 1102 22 not not RB 9071 1102 23 disingenuous disingenuous JJ 9071 1102 24 in in IN 9071 1102 25 the the DT 9071 1102 26 extreme extreme NN 9071 1102 27 upon upon IN 9071 1102 28 the the DT 9071 1102 29 part part NN 9071 1102 30 of of IN 9071 1102 31 those those DT 9071 1102 32 of of IN 9071 1102 33 us -PRON- PRP 9071 1102 34 Christians Christians NNPS 9071 1102 35 who who WP 9071 1102 36 know know VBP 9071 1102 37 better better RB 9071 1102 38 , , , 9071 1102 39 to to TO 9071 1102 40 hide hide VB 9071 1102 41 the the DT 9071 1102 42 fact fact NN 9071 1102 43 that that IN 9071 1102 44 it -PRON- PRP 9071 1102 45 may may MD 9071 1102 46 have have VB 9071 1102 47 been be VBN 9071 1102 48 upon upon IN 9071 1102 49 some some DT 9071 1102 50 such such JJ 9071 1102 51 cross cross NN 9071 1102 52 as as IN 9071 1102 53 the the DT 9071 1102 54 Dean Dean NNP 9071 1102 55 here here RB 9071 1102 56 refers refer VBZ 9071 1102 57 to to IN 9071 1102 58 , , , 9071 1102 59 that that RB 9071 1102 60 is is RB 9071 1102 61 , , , 9071 1102 62 upon upon IN 9071 1102 63 no no DT 9071 1102 64 cross cross NN 9071 1102 65 at at RB 9071 1102 66 all all RB 9071 1102 67 , , , 9071 1102 68 that that IN 9071 1102 69 Jesus Jesus NNP 9071 1102 70 was be VBD 9071 1102 71 executed execute VBN 9071 1102 72 ? ? . 9071 1103 1 Is be VBZ 9071 1103 2 it -PRON- PRP 9071 1103 3 not not RB 9071 1103 4 dishonest dishonest JJ 9071 1103 5 of of IN 9071 1103 6 us -PRON- PRP 9071 1103 7 to to TO 9071 1103 8 place place VB 9071 1103 9 before before IN 9071 1103 10 the the DT 9071 1103 11 masses masse NNS 9071 1103 12 Bibles Bibles NNPS 9071 1103 13 and and CC 9071 1103 14 Lexicons Lexicons NNPS 9071 1103 15 wherein wherein WRB 9071 1103 16 we -PRON- PRP 9071 1103 17 ever ever RB 9071 1103 18 carefully carefully RB 9071 1103 19 translate translate VBP 9071 1103 20 as as IN 9071 1103 21 " " `` 9071 1103 22 cross cross VB 9071 1103 23 " " '' 9071 1103 24 a a DT 9071 1103 25 word word NN 9071 1103 26 which which WDT 9071 1103 27 at at IN 9071 1103 28 the the DT 9071 1103 29 time time NN 9071 1103 30 the the DT 9071 1103 31 ancient ancient JJ 9071 1103 32 classics classic NNS 9071 1103 33 and and CC 9071 1103 34 our -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1103 35 sacred sacred JJ 9071 1103 36 writings writing NNS 9071 1103 37 were be VBD 9071 1103 38 penned pen VBN 9071 1103 39 did do VBD 9071 1103 40 not not RB 9071 1103 41 necessarily necessarily RB 9071 1103 42 , , , 9071 1103 43 if if IN 9071 1103 44 indeed indeed RB 9071 1103 45 ever ever RB 9071 1103 46 , , , 9071 1103 47 signify signify VB 9071 1103 48 something something NN 9071 1103 49 cross cross JJ 9071 1103 50 - - JJ 9071 1103 51 shaped shaped JJ 9071 1103 52 ? ? . 9071 1104 1 Is be VBZ 9071 1104 2 it -PRON- PRP 9071 1104 3 not not RB 9071 1104 4 gross gross JJ 9071 1104 5 disloyalty disloyalty NN 9071 1104 6 to to IN 9071 1104 7 Truth Truth NNP 9071 1104 8 to to TO 9071 1104 9 insist insist VB 9071 1104 10 , , , 9071 1104 11 as as IN 9071 1104 12 we -PRON- PRP 9071 1104 13 do do VBP 9071 1104 14 in in IN 9071 1104 15 our -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1104 16 versions version NNS 9071 1104 17 of of IN 9071 1104 18 the the DT 9071 1104 19 Christian Christian NNP 9071 1104 20 Scriptures Scriptures NNPS 9071 1104 21 , , , 9071 1104 22 upon upon IN 9071 1104 23 translating translating NN 9071 1104 24 as as IN 9071 1104 25 " " `` 9071 1104 26 crucify crucify NNP 9071 1104 27 " " '' 9071 1104 28 or or CC 9071 1104 29 " " `` 9071 1104 30 crucified crucify VBD 9071 1104 31 " " '' 9071 1104 32 four four CD 9071 1104 33 different different JJ 9071 1104 34 words word NNS 9071 1104 35 , , , 9071 1104 36 not not RB 9071 1104 37 one one CD 9071 1104 38 of of IN 9071 1104 39 which which WDT 9071 1104 40 referred refer VBD 9071 1104 41 to to IN 9071 1104 42 anything anything NN 9071 1104 43 necessarily necessarily RB 9071 1104 44 in in IN 9071 1104 45 the the DT 9071 1104 46 shape shape NN 9071 1104 47 of of IN 9071 1104 48 a a DT 9071 1104 49 cross cross NN 9071 1104 50 ? ? . 9071 1105 1 Another another DT 9071 1105 2 point point NN 9071 1105 3 which which WDT 9071 1105 4 should should MD 9071 1105 5 be be VB 9071 1105 6 mentioned mention VBN 9071 1105 7 , , , 9071 1105 8 though though IN 9071 1105 9 such such JJ 9071 1105 10 matters matter NNS 9071 1105 11 can can MD 9071 1105 12 not not RB 9071 1105 13 be be VB 9071 1105 14 discussed discuss VBN 9071 1105 15 here here RB 9071 1105 16 , , , 9071 1105 17 is be VBZ 9071 1105 18 that that IN 9071 1105 19 the the DT 9071 1105 20 questions question NNS 9071 1105 21 whether whether IN 9071 1105 22 Jesus Jesus NNP 9071 1105 23 did do VBD 9071 1105 24 not not RB 9071 1105 25 prophesy prophesy VB 9071 1105 26 that that IN 9071 1105 27 the the DT 9071 1105 28 final final JJ 9071 1105 29 Day Day NNP 9071 1105 30 of of IN 9071 1105 31 judgment judgment NN 9071 1105 32 would would MD 9071 1105 33 come come VB 9071 1105 34 before before IN 9071 1105 35 those those DT 9071 1105 36 whom whom WP 9071 1105 37 he -PRON- PRP 9071 1105 38 addressed address VBD 9071 1105 39 should should MD 9071 1105 40 die die VB 9071 1105 41 , , , 9071 1105 42 and and CC 9071 1105 43 did do VBD 9071 1105 44 not not RB 9071 1105 45 solemnly solemnly RB 9071 1105 46 declare declare VB 9071 1105 47 that that IN 9071 1105 48 his -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1105 49 mission mission NN 9071 1105 50 was be VBD 9071 1105 51 to to IN 9071 1105 52 the the DT 9071 1105 53 descendants descendant NNS 9071 1105 54 of of IN 9071 1105 55 Jacob Jacob NNP 9071 1105 56 or or CC 9071 1105 57 Israel Israel NNP 9071 1105 58 and and CC 9071 1105 59 to to IN 9071 1105 60 them -PRON- PRP 9071 1105 61 alone alone RB 9071 1105 62 , , , 9071 1105 63 undoubtedly undoubtedly RB 9071 1105 64 affect affect VB 9071 1105 65 our -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1105 66 story story NN 9071 1105 67 . . . 9071 1106 1 As as IN 9071 1106 2 to to IN 9071 1106 3 the the DT 9071 1106 4 Gospel Gospel NNP 9071 1106 5 of of IN 9071 1106 6 the the DT 9071 1106 7 Cross Cross NNP 9071 1106 8 , , , 9071 1106 9 have have VBP 9071 1106 10 not not RB 9071 1106 11 we -PRON- PRP 9071 1106 12 Christians Christians NNPS 9071 1106 13 by by IN 9071 1106 14 , , , 9071 1106 15 in in IN 9071 1106 16 our -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1106 17 imaginations imagination NNS 9071 1106 18 , , , 9071 1106 19 limiting limit VBG 9071 1106 20 its -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1106 21 saving saving NN 9071 1106 22 effects effect NNS 9071 1106 23 to to IN 9071 1106 24 the the DT 9071 1106 25 few few JJ 9071 1106 26 who who WP 9071 1106 27 are be VBP 9071 1106 28 able able JJ 9071 1106 29 to to TO 9071 1106 30 believe believe VB 9071 1106 31 in in IN 9071 1106 32 it -PRON- PRP 9071 1106 33 , , , 9071 1106 34 all all PDT 9071 1106 35 the the DT 9071 1106 36 centuries century NNS 9071 1106 37 that that WDT 9071 1106 38 we -PRON- PRP 9071 1106 39 have have VBP 9071 1106 40 re re VBN 9071 1106 41 - - VBN 9071 1106 42 echoed echo VBD 9071 1106 43 the the DT 9071 1106 44 cry cry NN 9071 1106 45 " " '' 9071 1106 46 the the DT 9071 1106 47 Kingdom Kingdom NNP 9071 1106 48 of of IN 9071 1106 49 Heaven Heaven NNP 9071 1106 50 is be VBZ 9071 1106 51 at at IN 9071 1106 52 hand hand NN 9071 1106 53 " " `` 9071 1106 54 _ _ NNP 9071 1106 55 forced force VBD 9071 1106 56 _ _ NNP 9071 1106 57 upon upon IN 9071 1106 58 the the DT 9071 1106 59 same same JJ 9071 1106 60 the the DT 9071 1106 61 unutterably unutterably RB 9071 1106 62 selfish selfish JJ 9071 1106 63 meaning meaning NN 9071 1106 64 that that IN 9071 1106 65 the the DT 9071 1106 66 kingdom kingdom NN 9071 1106 67 at at IN 9071 1106 68 hand hand NN 9071 1106 69 for for IN 9071 1106 70 the the DT 9071 1106 71 many many JJ 9071 1106 72 who who WP 9071 1106 73 simply simply RB 9071 1106 74 can can MD 9071 1106 75 not not RB 9071 1106 76 believe believe VB 9071 1106 77 is be VBZ 9071 1106 78 that that DT 9071 1106 79 of of IN 9071 1106 80 Hell Hell NNP 9071 1106 81 ? ? . 9071 1107 1 Was be VBD 9071 1107 2 _ _ NNP 9071 1107 3 that that DT 9071 1107 4 _ _ IN 9071 1107 5 what what WP 9071 1107 6 Jesus Jesus NNP 9071 1107 7 meant mean VBD 9071 1107 8 , , , 9071 1107 9 and and CC 9071 1107 10 all all PDT 9071 1107 11 that that WDT 9071 1107 12 the the DT 9071 1107 13 so so RB 9071 1107 14 - - HYPH 9071 1107 15 called call VBN 9071 1107 16 cross cross NN 9071 1107 17 effected effect VBN 9071 1107 18 ? ? . 9071 1108 1 Moreover moreover RB 9071 1108 2 , , , 9071 1108 3 whether whether IN 9071 1108 4 the the DT 9071 1108 5 message message NN 9071 1108 6 of of IN 9071 1108 7 Jesus Jesus NNP 9071 1108 8 which which WDT 9071 1108 9 we -PRON- PRP 9071 1108 10 proclaim proclaim VBP 9071 1108 11 and and CC 9071 1108 12 variously variously RB 9071 1108 13 interpret interpret NN 9071 1108 14 was be VBD 9071 1108 15 or or CC 9071 1108 16 was be VBD 9071 1108 17 not not RB 9071 1108 18 a a DT 9071 1108 19 gospel gospel NN 9071 1108 20 -- -- : 9071 1108 21 that that RB 9071 1108 22 is is RB 9071 1108 23 , , , 9071 1108 24 " " `` 9071 1108 25 glad glad JJ 9071 1108 26 tidings tiding NNS 9071 1108 27 " " '' 9071 1108 28 --to --to : 9071 1108 29 all all DT 9071 1108 30 men man NNS 9071 1108 31 , , , 9071 1108 32 and and CC 9071 1108 33 from from IN 9071 1108 34 an an DT 9071 1108 35 unselfish unselfish JJ 9071 1108 36 point point NN 9071 1108 37 of of IN 9071 1108 38 view view NN 9071 1108 39 , , , 9071 1108 40 what what WP 9071 1108 41 possible possible JJ 9071 1108 42 good good JJ 9071 1108 43 purpose purpose NN 9071 1108 44 can can MD 9071 1108 45 be be VB 9071 1108 46 served serve VBN 9071 1108 47 by by IN 9071 1108 48 insisting insist VBG 9071 1108 49 upon upon IN 9071 1108 50 supplementing supplement VBG 9071 1108 51 the the DT 9071 1108 52 simple simple JJ 9071 1108 53 story story NN 9071 1108 54 of of IN 9071 1108 55 his -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1108 56 stressful stressful JJ 9071 1108 57 life life NN 9071 1108 58 , , , 9071 1108 59 his -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1108 60 magnificent magnificent JJ 9071 1108 61 love love NN 9071 1108 62 for for IN 9071 1108 63 the the DT 9071 1108 64 afflicted afflict VBN 9071 1108 65 and and CC 9071 1108 66 suffering suffering NN 9071 1108 67 , , , 9071 1108 68 his -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1108 69 equally equally RB 9071 1108 70 magnificent magnificent JJ 9071 1108 71 hatred hatred NN 9071 1108 72 of of IN 9071 1108 73 qualities quality NNS 9071 1108 74 not not RB 9071 1108 75 altogether altogether RB 9071 1108 76 dissimilar dissimilar JJ 9071 1108 77 from from IN 9071 1108 78 that that DT 9071 1108 79 which which WDT 9071 1108 80 enables enable VBZ 9071 1108 81 some some DT 9071 1108 82 of of IN 9071 1108 83 us -PRON- PRP 9071 1108 84 to to TO 9071 1108 85 claim claim VB 9071 1108 86 to to TO 9071 1108 87 be be VB 9071 1108 88 not not RB 9071 1108 89 only only RB 9071 1108 90 admirers admirer NNS 9071 1108 91 but but CC 9071 1108 92 also also RB 9071 1108 93 genuine genuine JJ 9071 1108 94 followers follower NNS 9071 1108 95 of of IN 9071 1108 96 a a DT 9071 1108 97 Communist Communist NNP 9071 1108 98 who who WP 9071 1108 99 declared declare VBD 9071 1108 100 that that IN 9071 1108 101 those those DT 9071 1108 102 who who WP 9071 1108 103 would would MD 9071 1108 104 follow follow VB 9071 1108 105 him -PRON- PRP 9071 1108 106 must must MD 9071 1108 107 first first RB 9071 1108 108 sell sell VB 9071 1108 109 all all DT 9071 1108 110 their -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1108 111 possessions possession NNS 9071 1108 112 and and CC 9071 1108 113 give give VB 9071 1108 114 the the DT 9071 1108 115 proceeds proceed NNS 9071 1108 116 to to IN 9071 1108 117 the the DT 9071 1108 118 poor;--what poor;--what CD 9071 1108 119 good good JJ 9071 1108 120 purpose purpose NN 9071 1108 121 can can MD 9071 1108 122 be be VB 9071 1108 123 served serve VBN 9071 1108 124 by by IN 9071 1108 125 supplementing supplement VBG 9071 1108 126 this this DT 9071 1108 127 , , , 9071 1108 128 and and CC 9071 1108 129 the the DT 9071 1108 130 account account NN 9071 1108 131 of of IN 9071 1108 132 the the DT 9071 1108 133 final final JJ 9071 1108 134 conflict conflict NN 9071 1108 135 of of IN 9071 1108 136 Jesus Jesus NNP 9071 1108 137 with with IN 9071 1108 138 the the DT 9071 1108 139 officials official NNS 9071 1108 140 of of IN 9071 1108 141 his -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1108 142 native native JJ 9071 1108 143 land land NN 9071 1108 144 and and CC 9071 1108 145 his -PRON- PRP$ 9071 1108 146 subsequent subsequent JJ 9071 1108 147 execution execution NN 9071 1108 148 upon upon IN 9071 1108 149 a a DT 9071 1108 150 stauros stauro NNS 9071 1108 151 or or CC 9071 1108 152 stake stake NN 9071 1108 153 not not RB 9071 1108 154 stated state VBN 9071 1108 155 to to TO 9071 1108 156 have have VB 9071 1108 157 had have VBN 9071 1108 158 a a DT 9071 1108 159 cross cross JJ 9071 1108 160 - - JJ 9071 1108 161 bar bar NN 9071 1108 162 attached attach VBN 9071 1108 163 , , , 9071 1108 164 by by IN 9071 1108 165 the the DT 9071 1108 166 adoption adoption NN 9071 1108 167 and and CC 9071 1108 168 culture culture NN 9071 1108 169 of of IN 9071 1108 170 a a DT 9071 1108 171 partisan partisan JJ 9071 1108 172 and and CC 9071 1108 173 misleading misleading JJ 9071 1108 174 fiction fiction NN 9071 1108 175 regarding regard VBG 9071 1108 176 the the DT 9071 1108 177 origin origin NN 9071 1108 178 and and CC 9071 1108 179 history history NN 9071 1108 180 of of IN 9071 1108 181 the the DT 9071 1108 182 symbol symbol NN 9071 1108 183 of of IN 9071 1108 184 the the DT 9071 1108 185 cross cross NN 9071 1108 186 ? ? . 9071 1109 1 THE the DT 9071 1109 2 END END NNP 9071 1109 3 . . . 9071 1110 1 --------------------- --------------------- NFP 9071 1110 2 FOOTNOTES FOOTNOTES NNP 9071 1110 3 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1110 4 1 1 CD 9071 1110 5 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1110 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1110 7 e.g. e.g. RB 9071 1110 8 _ _ NNP 9071 1110 9 , , , 9071 1110 10 _ _ NNP 9071 1110 11 Iliad Iliad NNP 9071 1110 12 _ _ NNP 9071 1110 13 , , , 9071 1110 14 xxiv xxiv NNP 9071 1110 15 . . . 9071 1111 1 453 453 CD 9071 1111 2 ; ; : 9071 1111 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1111 4 Odyssey Odyssey NNP 9071 1111 5 _ _ NNP 9071 1111 6 , , , 9071 1111 7 xiv xiv NNP 9071 1111 8 . . . 9071 1112 1 11 11 CD 9071 1112 2 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1112 3 2 2 CD 9071 1112 4 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1112 5 _ _ NNP 9071 1112 6 e.g. e.g. RB 9071 1112 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1112 8 , , , 9071 1112 9 Thuc Thuc NNP 9071 1112 10 . . . 9071 1113 1 iv iv XX 9071 1113 2 . . . 9071 1114 1 90 90 CD 9071 1114 2 ; ; : 9071 1114 3 Xen Xen NNP 9071 1114 4 . . . 9071 1115 1 _ _ NNP 9071 1115 2 An An NNP 9071 1115 3 . . . 9071 1115 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1115 5 v. v. IN 9071 1115 6 2 2 CD 9071 1115 7 , , , 9071 1115 8 21 21 CD 9071 1115 9 . . . 9071 1116 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1116 2 3 3 CD 9071 1116 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1116 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1116 5 Gal Gal NNP 9071 1116 6 . . . 9071 1116 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1116 8 iii iii NNP 9071 1116 9 . . . 9071 1117 1 13 13 CD 9071 1117 2 ; ; : 9071 1117 3 I -PRON- PRP 9071 1117 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1117 5 Pet Pet NNP 9071 1117 6 . . . 9071 1117 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1117 8 ii ii NNP 9071 1117 9 . . . 9071 1118 1 24 24 CD 9071 1118 2 ; ; : 9071 1118 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1118 4 Acts Acts NNPS 9071 1118 5 _ _ NNP 9071 1118 6 v. v. IN 9071 1118 7 30 30 CD 9071 1118 8 ; ; : 9071 1118 9 _ _ NNP 9071 1118 10 Acts Acts NNPS 9071 1118 11 _ _ NNP 9071 1118 12 x. x. NNP 9071 1119 1 39 39 CD 9071 1119 2 ; ; : 9071 1119 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1119 4 Acts Acts NNPS 9071 1119 5 _ _ NNP 9071 1119 6 xiii xiii NNP 9071 1119 7 . . . 9071 1120 1 29 29 CD 9071 1120 2 . . . 9071 1121 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1121 2 4 4 CD 9071 1121 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1121 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1121 5 e.g. e.g. RB 9071 1121 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1121 7 , , , 9071 1121 8 Hdt Hdt NNP 9071 1121 9 . . . 9071 1122 1 iii iii NNP 9071 1122 2 . . . 9071 1123 1 125 125 CD 9071 1123 2 . . . 9071 1124 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1124 2 5 5 CD 9071 1124 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1124 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1124 5 e.g. e.g. RB 9071 1124 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1124 7 , , , 9071 1124 8 Thuc Thuc NNP 9071 1124 9 . . . 9071 1125 1 vii vii NN 9071 1125 2 . . . 9071 1126 1 25 25 CD 9071 1126 2 . . . 9071 1127 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1127 2 6 6 CD 9071 1127 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1127 4 Livy Livy NNP 9071 1127 5 , , , 9071 1127 6 xxviii xxviii NN 9071 1127 7 . . . 9071 1128 1 29 29 CD 9071 1128 2 . . . 9071 1129 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1129 2 7 7 LS 9071 1129 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1129 4 Minucius Minucius NNP 9071 1129 5 Felix Felix NNP 9071 1129 6 , , , 9071 1129 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1129 8 Oct. October NNP 9071 1129 9 _ _ NNP 9071 1129 10 xxix xxix NNP 9071 1129 11 . . . 9071 1130 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1130 2 8 8 CD 9071 1130 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1130 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1130 5 De De NNP 9071 1130 6 Praescrip Praescrip NNP 9071 1130 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1130 8 . . . 9071 1131 1 xl xl NNP 9071 1131 2 . . . 9071 1132 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1132 2 9 9 CD 9071 1132 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1132 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1132 5 Oct. October NNP 9071 1132 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1132 7 xxix xxix NNP 9071 1132 8 . . . 9071 1133 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1133 2 10 10 CD 9071 1133 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1133 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1133 5 Ad Ad NNP 9071 1133 6 Nationes Nationes NNPS 9071 1133 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1133 8 , , , 9071 1133 9 xiv xiv NNP 9071 1133 10 . . . 9071 1134 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1134 2 11 11 CD 9071 1134 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1134 4 Poed Poed NNP 9071 1134 5 iii iii NNP 9071 1134 6 . . . 9071 1135 1 II II NNP 9071 1135 2 , , , 9071 1135 3 59 59 CD 9071 1135 4 . . . 9071 1136 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1136 2 12 12 CD 9071 1136 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1136 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1136 5 Nicodemus Nicodemus NNP 9071 1136 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1136 7 i. i. NNP 9071 1137 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1137 2 13 13 CD 9071 1137 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1137 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1137 5 Nicodemus Nicodemus NNP 9071 1137 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1137 7 vii vii NN 9071 1137 8 . . . 9071 1138 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1138 2 14 14 CD 9071 1138 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1138 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1138 5 Nicodemus Nicodemus NNP 9071 1138 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1138 7 viii viii NN 9071 1138 8 . . . 9071 1139 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1139 2 15 15 CD 9071 1139 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1139 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1139 5 Apol Apol NNP 9071 1139 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1139 7 , , , 9071 1139 8 i. i. NNP 9071 1140 1 55 55 CD 9071 1140 2 . . . 9071 1141 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1141 2 16 16 CD 9071 1141 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1141 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1141 5 Dial Dial NNP 9071 1141 6 . . . 9071 1142 1 cum cum NNP 9071 1142 2 Trypho Trypho NNP 9071 1142 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1142 4 , , , 9071 1142 5 lxxxvi lxxxvi NNP 9071 1142 6 . . . 9071 1143 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1143 2 17 17 CD 9071 1143 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1143 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1143 5 Dial Dial NNP 9071 1143 6 . . . 9071 1144 1 cum cum NNP 9071 1144 2 Trypho Trypho NNP 9071 1144 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1144 4 , , , 9071 1144 5 xcvii xcvii NNP 9071 1144 6 . . . 9071 1145 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1145 2 18 18 CD 9071 1145 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1145 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1145 5 Against Against NNP 9071 1145 6 Marcion Marcion NNP 9071 1145 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1145 8 , , , 9071 1145 9 iv iv NNP 9071 1145 10 . . . 9071 1146 1 20 20 CD 9071 1146 2 . . . 9071 1147 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1147 2 19 19 CD 9071 1147 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1147 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1147 5 Against Against NNP 9071 1147 6 Marcion Marcion NNP 9071 1147 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1147 8 , , , 9071 1147 9 iii iii NNP 9071 1147 10 . . . 9071 1148 1 18 18 CD 9071 1148 2 . . . 9071 1149 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1149 2 20 20 CD 9071 1149 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1149 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1149 5 Scorpiace Scorpiace NNP 9071 1149 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1149 7 , , , 9071 1149 8 i. i. NNP 9071 1150 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1150 2 21 21 CD 9071 1150 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1150 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1150 5 De De NNP 9071 1150 6 Corolla Corolla NNP 9071 1150 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1150 8 , , , 9071 1150 9 iii iii NNP 9071 1150 10 . . . 9071 1151 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1151 2 22 22 CD 9071 1151 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1151 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1151 5 De De NNP 9071 1151 6 Proescrip Proescrip NNP 9071 1151 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1151 8 , , , 9071 1151 9 xl xl NNP 9071 1151 10 . . . 9071 1152 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1152 2 23 23 CD 9071 1152 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1152 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1152 5 Apologiticus Apologiticus NNP 9071 1152 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1152 7 , , , 9071 1152 8 xvi xvi NNP 9071 1152 9 . . . 9071 1153 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1153 2 24 24 CD 9071 1153 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1153 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1153 5 Ad Ad NNP 9071 1153 6 Nationes Nationes NNPS 9071 1153 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1153 8 , , , 9071 1153 9 xii xii NNP 9071 1153 10 . . . 9071 1154 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1154 2 25 25 CD 9071 1154 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1154 4 xxxvi xxxvi NNP 9071 1154 5 . . . 9071 1155 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1155 2 26 26 CD 9071 1155 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1155 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1155 5 Testimonies Testimonies NNP 9071 1155 6 against against IN 9071 1155 7 the the DT 9071 1155 8 Jews Jews NNPS 9071 1155 9 _ _ NNP 9071 1155 10 , , , 9071 1155 11 ii ii NNP 9071 1155 12 . . . 9071 1156 1 21 21 CD 9071 1156 2 . . . 9071 1157 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1157 2 27 27 CD 9071 1157 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1157 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1157 5 Testimonies Testimonies NNP 9071 1157 6 against against IN 9071 1157 7 the the DT 9071 1157 8 Jews Jews NNPS 9071 1157 9 _ _ NNP 9071 1157 10 , , , 9071 1157 11 ii ii NNP 9071 1157 12 . . . 9071 1158 1 22 22 CD 9071 1158 2 . . . 9071 1159 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1159 2 28 28 CD 9071 1159 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1159 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1159 5 Apud Apud NNP 9071 1159 6 Gretserum Gretserum NNP 9071 1159 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1159 8 , , , 9071 1159 9 ii ii NNP 9071 1159 10 . . . 9071 1160 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1160 2 29 29 CD 9071 1160 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1160 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1160 5 Epist Epist NNP 9071 1160 6 . . . 9071 1161 1 ad ad NN 9071 1161 2 Romanos Romanos NNP 9071 1161 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1161 4 , , , 9071 1161 5 Lib Lib NNP 9071 1161 6 . . . 9071 1162 1 vi vi NNP 9071 1162 2 . . . 9071 1163 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1163 2 30 30 CD 9071 1163 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1163 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1163 5 Christ Christ NNP 9071 1163 6 in in IN 9071 1163 7 Art Art NNP 9071 1163 8 _ _ NNP 9071 1163 9 , , , 9071 1163 10 p. p. NN 9071 1163 11 23 23 CD 9071 1163 12 . . . 9071 1164 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1164 2 31 31 CD 9071 1164 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1164 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1164 5 Against Against NNP 9071 1164 6 Heresies Heresies NNP 9071 1164 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1164 8 , , , 9071 1164 9 i. i. NNP 9071 1164 10 xxiv xxiv NNP 9071 1164 11 . . . 9071 1165 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1165 2 32 32 CD 9071 1165 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1165 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1165 5 Against Against NNP 9071 1165 6 Heresies Heresies NNP 9071 1165 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1165 8 , , , 9071 1165 9 II II NNP 9071 1165 10 . . NNP 9071 1165 11 , , , 9071 1165 12 xxii xxii NNP 9071 1165 13 . . . 9071 1166 1 4 4 LS 9071 1166 2 - - SYM 9071 1166 3 5 5 CD 9071 1166 4 . . . 9071 1167 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1167 2 33 33 CD 9071 1167 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1167 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1167 5 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1167 6 . . . 9071 1168 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1168 2 . . . 9071 1169 1 I. I. NNP 9071 1169 2 _ _ NNP 9071 1169 3 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1169 4 34 34 CD 9071 1169 5 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1169 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1169 7 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1169 8 . . . 9071 1170 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1170 2 . . . 9071 1171 1 I. I. NNP 9071 1171 2 _ _ NNP 9071 1171 3 , , , 9071 1171 4 28 28 CD 9071 1171 5 , , , 9071 1171 6 29 29 CD 9071 1171 7 , , , 9071 1171 8 30 30 CD 9071 1171 9 . . . 9071 1172 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1172 2 35 35 CD 9071 1172 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1172 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1172 5 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1172 6 . . . 9071 1173 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1173 2 . . . 9071 1174 1 I. I. NNP 9071 1174 2 _ _ NNP 9071 1174 3 , , , 9071 1174 4 29 29 CD 9071 1174 5 . . . 9071 1175 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1175 2 36 36 CD 9071 1175 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1175 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1175 5 De De NNP 9071 1175 6 Mart Mart NNP 9071 1175 7 . . . 9071 1176 1 Pers Pers NNP 9071 1176 2 . . . 9071 1176 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1176 4 , , , 9071 1176 5 c. c. NNP 9071 1176 6 44 44 CD 9071 1176 7 . . . 9071 1177 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1177 2 37 37 CD 9071 1177 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1177 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1177 5 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1177 6 . . . 9071 1178 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1178 2 . . . 9071 1179 1 I. I. NNP 9071 1179 2 _ _ NNP 9071 1179 3 , , , 9071 1179 4 31 31 CD 9071 1179 5 . . . 9071 1180 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1180 2 38 38 CD 9071 1180 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1180 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1180 5 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1180 6 . . . 9071 1181 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1181 2 . . . 9071 1182 1 I. I. NNP 9071 1182 2 _ _ NNP 9071 1182 3 , , , 9071 1182 4 37 37 CD 9071 1182 5 . . . 9071 1183 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1183 2 39 39 CD 9071 1183 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1183 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1183 5 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1183 6 . . . 9071 1184 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1184 2 . . . 9071 1185 1 I. I. NNP 9071 1185 2 _ _ NNP 9071 1185 3 , , , 9071 1185 4 40 40 CD 9071 1185 5 . . . 9071 1186 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1186 2 40 40 CD 9071 1186 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1186 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1186 5 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1186 6 . . . 9071 1187 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1187 2 . . . 9071 1188 1 II II NNP 9071 1188 2 . . . 9071 1188 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1188 4 7 7 CD 9071 1188 5 - - SYM 9071 1188 6 9 9 CD 9071 1188 7 . . . 9071 1189 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1189 2 41 41 CD 9071 1189 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1189 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1189 5 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1189 6 . . . 9071 1190 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1190 2 . . . 9071 1191 1 III III NNP 9071 1191 2 . . . 9071 1191 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1191 4 3 3 CD 9071 1191 5 . . . 9071 1192 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1192 2 42 42 CD 9071 1192 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1192 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1192 5 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1192 6 . . . 9071 1193 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1193 2 . . . 9071 1194 1 III III NNP 9071 1194 2 . . . 9071 1194 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1194 4 49 49 CD 9071 1194 5 . . . 9071 1195 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1195 2 43 43 CD 9071 1195 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1195 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1195 5 Opera Opera NNP 9071 1195 6 S. S. NNP 9071 1195 7 Cyrilli Cyrilli NNP 9071 1195 8 _ _ NNP 9071 1195 9 cura cura NN 9071 1195 10 Ant Ant NNP 9071 1195 11 . . . 9071 1196 1 Touttee Touttee NNP 9071 1196 2 351 351 CD 9071 1196 3 Menaeum Menaeum NNP 9071 1196 4 Graecum Graecum NNP 9071 1196 5 ad ad NN 9071 1196 6 diem diem NN 9071 1196 7 7 7 CD 9071 1196 8 Maii Maii NNP 9071 1196 9 . . . 9071 1197 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1197 2 44 44 CD 9071 1197 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1197 4 zosimus zosimus NNP 9071 1197 5 ii ii NNP 9071 1197 6 . . . 9071 1198 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1198 2 45 45 CD 9071 1198 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1198 4 Both both CC 9071 1198 5 Zonaras Zonaras NNP 9071 1198 6 and and CC 9071 1198 7 Cedrenus Cedrenus NNP 9071 1198 8 bear bear NN 9071 1198 9 testimony testimony NN 9071 1198 10 to to IN 9071 1198 11 this this DT 9071 1198 12 effect effect NN 9071 1198 13 . . . 9071 1199 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1199 2 46 46 CD 9071 1199 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1199 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1199 5 Early early JJ 9071 1199 6 Christian Christian NNP 9071 1199 7 Numismatics Numismatics NNPS 9071 1199 8 _ _ NNP 9071 1199 9 . . . 9071 1200 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1200 2 47 47 CD 9071 1200 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1200 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1200 5 The the DT 9071 1200 6 Likeness Likeness NNP 9071 1200 7 of of IN 9071 1200 8 Christ Christ NNP 9071 1200 9 _ _ NNP 9071 1200 10 , , , 9071 1200 11 p. p. NN 9071 1200 12 20 20 CD 9071 1200 13 . . . 9071 1201 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1201 2 48 48 CD 9071 1201 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1201 4 Herodotus Herodotus NNP 9071 1201 5 II II NNP 9071 1201 6 . . NNP 9071 1201 7 , , , 9071 1201 8 73 73 CD 9071 1201 9 . . . 9071 1202 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1202 2 49 49 CD 9071 1202 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1202 4 Pliny Pliny NNP 9071 1202 5 , , , 9071 1202 6 x. x. NNP 9071 1202 7 , , , 9071 1202 8 2 2 CD 9071 1202 9 . . . 9071 1203 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1203 2 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1203 3 2 2 CD 9071 1203 4 Tacitus Tacitus NNP 9071 1203 5 , , , 9071 1203 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1203 7 Annal Annal NNP 9071 1203 8 _ _ NNP 9071 1203 9 . . . 9071 1204 1 Vi Vi NNP 9071 1204 2 . . NNP 9071 1204 3 , , , 9071 1204 4 28 28 CD 9071 1204 5 . . . 9071 1205 1 Editorial editorial JJ 9071 1205 2 note note NN 9071 1205 3 : : : 9071 1205 4 There there EX 9071 1205 5 is be VBZ 9071 1205 6 no no DT 9071 1205 7 reference reference NN 9071 1205 8 in in IN 9071 1205 9 the the DT 9071 1205 10 text text NN 9071 1205 11 to to IN 9071 1205 12 this this DT 9071 1205 13 footnote footnote NN 9071 1205 14 # # $ 9071 1205 15 2 2 CD 9071 1205 16 at at IN 9071 1205 17 the the DT 9071 1205 18 bottom bottom NN 9071 1205 19 of of IN 9071 1205 20 page page NN 9071 1205 21 130 130 CD 9071 1205 22 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1205 23 50 50 CD 9071 1205 24 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1205 25 An an DT 9071 1205 26 engraving engraving NN 9071 1205 27 of of IN 9071 1205 28 the the DT 9071 1205 29 coin coin NN 9071 1205 30 can can MD 9071 1205 31 be be VB 9071 1205 32 seen see VBN 9071 1205 33 in in IN 9071 1205 34 Duruy Duruy NNP 9071 1205 35 's 's POS 9071 1205 36 _ _ NNP 9071 1205 37 Histoire Histoire NNP 9071 1205 38 des des NNP 9071 1205 39 Romains Romains NNP 9071 1205 40 _ _ NNP 9071 1205 41 , , , 9071 1205 42 Torn Torn NNP 9071 1205 43 . . . 9071 1206 1 vii vii NN 9071 1206 2 . . . 9071 1207 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1207 2 51 51 CD 9071 1207 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1207 4 Bockh Bockh NNP 9071 1207 5 , , , 9071 1207 6 C.I.G. C.I.G. NNP 9071 1208 1 n. n. NNP 9071 1208 2 4713 4713 CD 9071 1208 3 b. b. NNP 9071 1209 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1209 2 52 52 CD 9071 1209 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1209 4 Berlin Berlin NNP 9071 1209 5 Collection Collection NNP 9071 1209 6 428 428 CD 9071 1209 7 . . . 9071 1210 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1210 2 53 53 CD 9071 1210 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1210 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1210 5 Strange Strange NNP 9071 1210 6 Survivals Survivals NNPS 9071 1210 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1210 8 , , , 9071 1210 9 286 286 CD 9071 1210 10 . . . 9071 1211 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1211 2 54 54 CD 9071 1211 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1211 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1211 5 e.g. e.g. RB 9071 1211 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1211 7 , , , 9071 1211 8 Arist Arist NNP 9071 1211 9 . . . 9071 1212 1 _ _ NNP 9071 1212 2 Mundi Mundi NNP 9071 1212 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1212 4 . . . 9071 1213 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1213 2 55 55 CD 9071 1213 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1213 4 Bar bar VB 9071 1213 5 . . . 9071 1214 1 _ _ NNP 9071 1214 2 Ann Ann NNP 9071 1214 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1214 4 . . . 9071 1215 1 A.C. A.C. NNP 9071 1215 2 312 312 CD 9071 1215 3 . . . 9071 1216 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1216 2 56 56 CD 9071 1216 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1216 4 Basnage Basnage NNP 9071 1216 5 , , , 9071 1216 6 iii iii NNP 9071 1216 7 . . NNP 9071 1216 8 , , , 9071 1216 9 23 23 CD 9071 1216 10 . . . 9071 1217 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1217 2 57 57 CD 9071 1217 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1217 4 Eusebius Eusebius NNP 9071 1217 5 , , , 9071 1217 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1217 7 Vit Vit NNP 9071 1217 8 . . . 9071 1218 1 Const Const NNP 9071 1218 2 . . . 9071 1218 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1218 4 iv iv NNP 9071 1218 5 . . . 9071 1219 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1219 2 58 58 CD 9071 1219 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1219 4 Martianus Martianus NNP 9071 1219 5 Capella Capella NNP 9071 1219 6 . . . 9071 1220 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1220 2 59 59 CD 9071 1220 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1220 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1220 5 e.g. e.g. RB 9071 1220 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1220 7 Philo Philo NNP 9071 1220 8 , , , 9071 1220 9 _ _ NNP 9071 1220 10 De De NNP 9071 1220 11 Somniis Somniis NNP 9071 1220 12 _ _ NNP 9071 1220 13 , , , 9071 1220 14 i. i. NNP 9071 1221 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1221 2 60 60 CD 9071 1221 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1221 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1221 5 Timaeus Timaeus NNP 9071 1221 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1221 7 , , , 9071 1221 8 34 34 CD 9071 1221 9 - - SYM 9071 1221 10 36 36 CD 9071 1221 11 . . . 9071 1222 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1222 2 61 61 CD 9071 1222 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1222 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1222 5 Theol Theol NNP 9071 1222 6 . . . 9071 1223 1 Plat Plat NNP 9071 1223 2 . . . 9071 1223 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1223 4 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1223 5 62 62 CD 9071 1223 6 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1223 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1223 8 Apol Apol NNP 9071 1223 9 . . . 9071 1223 10 _ _ NNP 9071 1223 11 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1223 12 63 63 CD 9071 1223 13 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1223 14 _ _ NNP 9071 1223 15 Apol Apol NNP 9071 1223 16 . . . 9071 1223 17 _ _ NNP 9071 1223 18 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1223 19 64 64 CD 9071 1223 20 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1223 21 _ _ NNP 9071 1223 22 Report Report NNP 9071 1223 23 on on IN 9071 1223 24 the the DT 9071 1223 25 Old Old NNP 9071 1223 26 Records Records NNPS 9071 1223 27 of of IN 9071 1223 28 the the DT 9071 1223 29 India India NNP 9071 1223 30 Office Office NNP 9071 1223 31 _ _ NNP 9071 1223 32 , , , 9071 1223 33 London London NNP 9071 1223 34 , , , 9071 1223 35 1891 1891 CD 9071 1223 36 , , , 9071 1223 37 x. x. NNP 9071 1223 38 , , , 9071 1223 39 xi xi NNP 9071 1223 40 . . . 9071 1224 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1224 2 65 65 CD 9071 1224 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1224 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1224 5 Nineveh Nineveh NNP 9071 1224 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1224 7 , , , 9071 1224 8 ii ii NNP 9071 1224 9 . . . 9071 1225 1 213 213 CD 9071 1225 2 . . . 9071 1226 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1226 2 66 66 CD 9071 1226 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1226 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1226 5 e.g. e.g. RB 9071 1226 6 _ _ NNP 9071 1226 7 , , , 9071 1226 8 C. C. NNP 9071 1226 9 W. W. NNP 9071 1226 10 King King NNP 9071 1226 11 , , , 9071 1226 12 M.A. M.A. NNP 9071 1227 1 _ _ NNP 9071 1227 2 Early early JJ 9071 1227 3 Christian Christian NNP 9071 1227 4 Numismatics Numismatics NNPS 9071 1227 5 _ _ NNP 9071 1227 6 ; ; : 9071 1227 7 Professor Professor NNP 9071 1227 8 Rawlinson Rawlinson NNP 9071 1227 9 ; ; : 9071 1227 10 & & CC 9071 1227 11 c. c. NNP 9071 1227 12 , , , 9071 1227 13 & & CC 9071 1227 14 c. c. NNP 9071 1227 15 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1227 16 67 67 CD 9071 1227 17 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1227 18 C. C. NNP 9071 1227 19 W. W. NNP 9071 1227 20 King King NNP 9071 1227 21 , , , 9071 1227 22 M.A. M.A. NNP 9071 1228 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1228 2 68 68 CD 9071 1228 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1228 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1228 5 First First NNP 9071 1228 6 Annual Annual NNP 9071 1228 7 Report Report NNP 9071 1228 8 U. U. NNP 9071 1228 9 S. S. NNP 9071 1228 10 Bureau Bureau NNP 9071 1228 11 of of IN 9071 1228 12 Ethnology Ethnology NNP 9071 1228 13 . . . 9071 1228 14 _ _ NNP 9071 1228 15 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1228 16 69 69 CD 9071 1228 17 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1228 18 Ol old UH 9071 1228 19 . . . 9071 1229 1 Varelli Varelli NNP 9071 1229 2 , , , 9071 1229 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1229 4 Scandage Scandage NNP 9071 1229 5 Runic Runic NNP 9071 1229 6 ; ; : 9071 1229 7 _ _ NNP 9071 1229 8 Ans Ans NNP 9071 1229 9 . . . 9071 1230 1 Rudbeckins rudbeckin NNS 9071 1230 2 , , , 9071 1230 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1230 4 Atlant Atlant NNP 9071 1230 5 . . . 9071 1231 1 : : : 9071 1231 2 e.g. e.g. RB 9071 1231 3 _ _ NNP 9071 1231 4 an an DT 9071 1231 5 altar altar NN 9071 1231 6 discovered discover VBD 9071 1231 7 ac ac NNP 9071 1231 8 Rudchester Rudchester NNP 9071 1231 9 , , , 9071 1231 10 Northumberland Northumberland NNP 9071 1231 11 : : : 9071 1231 12 Sheffer Sheffer NNP 9071 1231 13 , , , 9071 1231 14 _ _ NNP 9071 1231 15 Lapponic Lapponic NNP 9071 1231 16 _ _ NNP 9071 1231 17 . . . 9071 1232 1 [ [ -LRB- 9071 1232 2 70 70 CD 9071 1232 3 ] ] -RRB- 9071 1232 4 _ _ NNP 9071 1232 5 Letters Letters NNPS 9071 1232 6 from from IN 9071 1232 7 Rome Rome NNP 9071 1232 8 _ _ NNP 9071 1232 9 , , , 9071 1232 10 1862 1862 CD 9071 1232 11 , , , 9071 1232 12 p. p. NN 9071 1232 13 210 210 CD 9071 1232 14 . . . 9071 1233 1 ------ ------ NFP 9071 1233 2 For for IN 9071 1233 3 those those DT 9071 1233 4 who who WP 9071 1233 5 do do VBP 9071 1233 6 not not RB 9071 1233 7 have have VB 9071 1233 8 access access NN 9071 1233 9 to to IN 9071 1233 10 the the DT 9071 1233 11 images image NNS 9071 1233 12 used use VBN 9071 1233 13 in in IN 9071 1233 14 the the DT 9071 1233 15 above above JJ 9071 1233 16 text text NN 9071 1233 17 , , , 9071 1233 18 here here RB 9071 1233 19 are be VBP 9071 1233 20 some some DT 9071 1233 21 crude crude JJ 9071 1233 22 representations representation NNS 9071 1233 23 of of IN 9071 1233 24 them.--(Editor them.--(editor NN 9071 1233 25 ) ) -RRB- 9071 1233 26 x.gif x.gif NNP 9071 1233 27 X X NNP 9071 1233 28 X x NN 9071 1233 29 X x NN 9071 1233 30 X x NN 9071 1233 31 X x NN 9071 1233 32 X x NN 9071 1233 33 X x NN 9071 1233 34 X x NN 9071 1233 35 X x NN 9071 1233 36 X x NN 9071 1233 37 X x NN 9071 1233 38 X x NN 9071 1233 39 X x NN 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