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so_o augu_v a_o character_n though_o herodian_a upon_o this_o as_o upon_o all_o other_o occasion_n lesson_n and_o will_v obscure_v the_o achievement_n of_o that_o excellent_a prince_n in_o this_o expedition_n 97._o expedition_n journal_n p._n 97._o aurelius_n zenobius_n be_v as_o i_o conjecture_v the_o commander_n of_o the_o force_n of_o the_o republic_n of_o palmyra_n attend_v and_o be_v a_o unwearied_a assistant_n to_o rutilius_n crispinus_n the_o roman_a general_n append_v vid._n append_v and_o discharge_v the_o office_n of_o a_o man_n of_o conduct_n and_o courage_n against_o the_o persian_n and_o deserve_v the_o most_o ample_a testimonial_n of_o his_o bravery_n and_o prudence_n but_o palmyra_n never_o arrive_v to_o such_o a_o illustrious_a pitch_n of_o glory_n as_o it_o do_v under_o odenathus_n and_o his_o son_n who_o establish_v it_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o eastern_a empire_n and_o beautify_v and_o strengthen_v it_o according_o and_o for_o a_o few_o year_n it_o afford_v as_o 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voucher_n while_o i_o bemoan_v hearty_o the_o loss_n of_o vranius_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arabic_a history_n in_o the_o second_o of_o which_o book_n he_o treat_v of_o palmyra_n as_o also_o of_o domninus_n of_o antioch_n who_o malela_n common_o follow_v and_o of_o philostratus_n of_o athens_n the_o historiographer_n who_o live_v under_o aurelian_a and_o write_v the_o transaction_n of_o his_o own_o time_n but_o particular_o i_o regret_n the_o want_n of_o that_o oration_n which_o longinus_n make_v in_o praise_n of_o odenathus_n and_o call_v by_o his_o name_n of_o which_o libanius_n make_v mention_n in_o his_o epistle_n which_o will_v questionless_a have_v give_v a_o more_o ample_a history_n of_o that_o illustrious_a prince_n than_o all_o the_o jejune_n narrative_n of_o the_o roman_a historian_n but_o since_o we_o must_v follow_v the_o light_n that_o be_v give_v we_o i_o shall_v first_o begin_v with_o odenathus_n then_o treat_v of_o zenobia_n and_o their_o child_n chap._n xi_o odenathus_n
always_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o inferior_a sacred_a order_n and_o in_o the_o old_a inseription_n be_v style_v scriba_fw-la à _fw-la libris_fw-la pontificalibus_fw-la who_o transcribe_v and_o preserve_v all_o the_o ritual_a and_o other_o book_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n office_n and_o many_o time_n he_o manage_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o sacerdotal_a college_n be_v the_o treasurer_n of_o the_o temple_n so_o q._n ingenuus_n maximianus_n be_v scriba_fw-la publicus_n pontif._n 306.7_o grut._n 306.7_o &_o curator_n aerarii_fw-la the_o keeper_n of_o the_o record_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o public_a treaty_n and_o league_n beside_o the_o deed_n of_o private_a family_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n deposit_v in_o temple_n and_o the_o treasurer_n so_o nehemiah_n make_v shelemiah_n the_o priest_n and_o zadock_n the_o scribe_n and_o the_o levite_n pedaiah_n treasurer_n of_o the_o temple_n nehem._n 13.13_o and_o ingenuus_n be_v style_v scriba_fw-la publicus_n because_o the_o high_a priest_n have_v beside_o he_o as_o i_o conjecture_v another_o private_a secretary_n for_o his_o own_o affair_n so_o livius_n theona_n be_v say_v to_o be_v ab_fw-la epistolis_fw-la graecis_fw-la 587.6_o id._n 587.6_o scriba_fw-la à _fw-la libris_fw-la pontificalibus_fw-la such_o public_a scribe_n belong_v to_o the_o high-priest_n be_v those_o probable_o of_o who_o we_o read_v in_o the_o sacred_a write_n the_o chief_a priest_n and_o the_o scribe_n be_v common_o join_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 26.3_o mar._n 10.33_o a_o very_a honourable_a station_n for_o god_n be_v say_v to_o imprint_v glory_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o scribe_n ecclus_n 10.5_o and_o they_o continue_v in_o employment_n among_o the_o jew_n when_o the_o high-priesthood_n cease_v 600_o year_n after_o our_o saviour_n time_n for_o when_o gregentius_n introduce_v the_o eminent_a jew_n judg._n disput_fw-la cum_fw-la herbano_n judg._n who_o attend_v their_o champion_n herbanus_n to_o the_o disputation_n about_o religion_n at_o tephra_n he_o reckon_v up_o a_o multitude_n of_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o lawyer_n who_o be_v present_a at_o the_o debate_n of_o the_o controversy_n they_o be_v the_o most_o illustrious_a person_n of_o the_o nation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o chief_a minister_n at_o antioch_n a_o city_n with_o which_o palmyra_n have_v a_o great_a commerce_n the_o secretary_n of_o the_o olympic_a game_n be_v habit_v 377._o malel_n l._n 12._o p._n 377._o and_o worship_v as_o a_o god_n for_o when_o commodus_n the_o emperor_n have_v confirm_v the_o bequest_n of_o sosibius_n to_o the_o people_n of_o antioch_n that_o every_o five_o year_n they_o may_v for_o forty_o five_o day_n together_o celebrate_v the_o olympic_a game_n the_o next_o officer_n to_o the_o alytarche_n who_o be_v the_o precedent_n of_o the_o assembly_n and_o make_v law_n for_o the_o good_a and_o decent_a management_n of_o those_o sport_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o represent_v apollo_n he_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n clad_z all_o the_o time_n the_o solemnity_n last_v in_o a_o white_a garment_n his_o head_n adorn_v with_o a_o crown_n of_o pure_a gold_n shape_v like_o the_o leave_v of_o laurel_n and_o be_v worship_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v apollo_n this_o officer_n if_o the_o olympic_a game_n be_v peculiar_a to_o antioch_n in_o the_o east_n as_o to_o elis_n in_o greece_n so_o say_v the_o learned_a commentator_n on_o the_o oxford_n marble_n though_o the_o abovecited_a inscription_n in_o honour_n of_o paulinus_n persuade_v i_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o game_n be_v also_o celebrate_v at_o smyrna_n be_v also_o peculiar_a to_o that_o city_n but_o the_o rest_n of_o asia_n have_v their_o other_o game_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o emperor_n which_o be_v celebrate_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d community_n of_o asia_n galatia_n bythinia_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o principal_a share_n this_o office_n perhaps_o be_v discharge_v by_o malech_n agrippa_n at_o palmyra_n in_o the_o game_n celebrate_v in_o honour_n of_o alexander_n the_o emperor_n when_o he_o come_v into_o that_o part_n of_o syria_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d general_a meeting_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o province_n at_o alexandria_n one_o order_n of_o their_o priest_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o among_o they_o probable_o he_o who_o be_v of_o more_o eminent_a worth_n and_o station_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scribarum_fw-la primus_fw-la as_o among_o the_o lictor_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v lictorum_fw-la princeps_fw-la of_o who_o extraordinary_a sobriety_n continency_n and_o other_o virtue_n together_o with_o their_o love_n of_o solitude_n and_o abstinence_n cheraemon_n the_o stoic_a who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o order_n say_v theodorit_n and_o tzetzes_n 4._o ap._n porph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 4._o though_o strabo_n speak_v slight_o of_o he_o give_v a_o large_a account_n and_o st._n clemens_n of_o alexandria_n describe_v their_o habit_n 6._o habit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o sacred_a scribe_n have_v wing_n on_o his_o head_n like_o a_o mercury_n that_o he_o carry_v a_o book_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o a_o pot_n or_o vessel_n for_o so_o i_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o regulam_fw-la as_o the_o interpreter_n for_o who_o carry_v ink_n in_o a_o rule_n ink_n must_v be_v carry_v in_o a_o vial_n or_o pot._n so_o hesych_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o i_o will_v correct_v the_o learned_a grammarian_n id._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o be_v ink_n and_o a_o pen_n to_o write_v with_o his_o provence_n be_v to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o and_o to_o know_v exact_o the_o hieroglyphic_n of_o the_o egyptian_n to_o understand_v cosmography_n and_o geography_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n with_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o seven_o planet_n the_o chorography_n of_o egypt_n the_o description_n of_o the_o river_n nilus_n the_o use_n of_o the_o several_a vessel_n and_o instrument_n employ_v in_o holy_a office_n the_o state_n of_o all_o consecrate_a place_n the_o several_a kind_n of_o measure_n and_o whatever_o else_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o accomplish_n their_o sacred_a study_n for_o in_o egypt_n the_o priest_n be_v oblige_v to_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o thirty_o six_o book_n of_o hermes_n which_o contain_v their_o sacred_a philosophy_n treat_v of_o religion_n and_o nature_n the_o other_o six_o book_n of_o his_o work_n be_v medicinal_a among_o who_o the_o prophet_n the_o chief_a priest_n or_o praefect_n of_o the_o the_o temple_n be_v bind_v to_o learn_v ten_o for_o his_o part_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sacerdotal_a book_n wherein_o hermes_n treat_v of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o god_n and_o the_o whole_a discipline_n of_o the_o priesthood_n the_o chanter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o cheraemon_n call_v they_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hieroglyph_n l._n 1._o hieroglyph_n be_v oblige_v to_o learn_v the_o rest_n and_o orus_n apollo_n say_v that_o he_o who_o will_v describe_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hieroglyphic_n aught_o to_o represent_v he_o by_o ink_n a_o sieve_n and_o a_o reed_n of_o the_o reed_n the_o egyptian_n make_v their_o pen_n so_o that_o ink_n and_o a_o reed_n denote_v his_o profession_n the_o sieve_n which_o also_o be_v make_v of_o the_o reed_n or_o bulrush_n his_o condition_n and_o quality_n that_o he_o be_v well_o provide_v for_o and_o have_v leisure_n to_o study_v those_o who_o want_v bread_n be_v compel_v to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o mechanical_a trade_n and_o the_o same_o author_n inform_v we_o they_o be_v judge_n of_o life_n and_o death_n not_o that_o they_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o criminal_n or_o grant_v pardon_n or_o reprieve_n but_o that_o in_o time_n of_o sickness_n they_o determine_v whether_o the_o patient_n shall_v live_v or_o die_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v i_o doubt_v not_o a_o egptian_a word_n nor_o do_v it_o occur_v in_o any_o lexicon_n only_o in_o hesychius_n i_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o perhaps_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o sacred_a book_n which_o they_o call_v ambres_n probable_o a_o medicinal_a treatise_n one_o of_o the_o six_o book_n of_o hermes_n which_o he_o write_v upon_o that_o subject_a by_o the_o inspection_n of_o which_o they_o judge_v whether_o the_o sick_a person_n will_v either_o die_v or_o recover_v so_o much_o for_o
and_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o great_a crowd_n who_o come_v thither_o to_o consult_v the_o oracle_n or_o visit_v the_o place_n out_o of_o mistake_v devotion_n at_o the_o solemn_a time_n appoint_v they_o be_v the_o aeditui_fw-la fontium_fw-la or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o ancient_n who_o have_v their_o denomination_n from_o their_o concern_v the_o overseer_n of_o the_o appian_n way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d occur_v in_o gruter_n 495.2_o p._n 495.2_o and_o the_o people_n of_o spain_n be_v for_o a_o while_n very_o eager_a disputant_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o new_a saint_n who_o tomb_n they_o have_v find_v call_v st._n viar_n through_o their_o mistake_n of_o a_o break_a inscription_n of_o which_o only_o these_o fragment_n remain_v s._n viar_n i.e._n curatores_fw-la viarum_fw-la so_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o overseer_n of_o their_o game_n say_v julius_n pollux_n 30._o l._n 3._o c._n 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o prince_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d preserver_n of_o the_o right_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o their_o subject_n the_o curator_n of_o the_o imperial_a palace_n and_o revenue_n be_v man_n of_o the_o senatorian_n and_o sometime_o of_o the_o consular_a dignity_n 5._o lib._n 5._o say_v agathias_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o warden_n of_o the_o port_n at_o athens_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o harpocration_n who_o inspect_v the_o ship_n that_o buy_v corn_n into_o the_o port_n and_o take_v care_n that_o the_o city_n may_v not_o want_v bread_n they_o be_v say_v 411._o say_v lib._n 6._o p._n 411._o dionysius_n of_o halicarnassus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d assistant_n to_o the_o demarchus_n at_o athens_n copartner_n with_o he_o in_o his_o government_n and_o judge_n of_o cause_n but_o now_o say_v he_o from_o one_o part_n of_o their_o business_n they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o guardian_n of_o holy_a place_n the_o trust_n be_v think_v too_o great_a for_o any_o single_a person_n at_o athens_n the_o number_n be_v five_o harpocrat_n aristot_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la harpocrat_n the_o precedent_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o four_o assessor_n who_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o people_n two_o out_o of_o the_o citizen_n in_o general_a the_o three_o out_o of_o the_o eumolpidae_n the_o four_o out_o of_o the_o ceryces_n the_o descendant_n from_o eumolpus_n and_o ceryx_n in_o the_o panathenaea_n &_o dionysia_n their_o number_n be_v increase_v to_o ten_o one_o out_o of_o every_o tribe_n but_o their_o business_n be_v only_o the_o oversight_n of_o the_o game_n the_o wrestle_n 8._o pollux_n l._n 8._o c._n 9_o v._o c._n 8._o horse-race_n and_o music_n and_o when_o the_o great_a mystery_n be_v celebrate_v ten_o inferior_a priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o assistant_n in_o sacrifice_v but_o though_o the_o number_n at_o athens_n of_o their_o curator_n of_o their_o mystery_n and_o sacred_a place_n be_v but_o four_o at_o nacle_n its_o plain_a they_o be_v more_o from_o the_o inscription_n eight_o at_o the_o least_o and_o how_o many_o more_o we_o know_v not_o at_o ancyra_n in_o galatia_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a honour_n from_o who_o office_n they_o common_o date_v their_o inscription_n the_o senate_n and_o people_n crect_v a_o monument_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o fulvius_n rusticus_n aemilianus_n their_o benefactor_n 140._o v._o maym._n i._o in_o memor_n cosson_n p._n 140._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o menotesbius_n alexander_n be_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o i_o be_o incline_v to_o render_v it_o not_o that_o he_o only_o take_v care_n of_o the_o inscription_n 141._o marm._n 3._o p._n 141._o another_o inscription_n be_v set_v up_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o t._n fl._n taeanus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o agesilaus_n secundus_fw-la be_v phylarchus_n so_o they_o call_v the_o commander_n of_o the_o horse_n of_o every_o tribe_n who_o be_v a_o lieutenant-general_n to_o the_o general_n of_o the_o horse_n say_v harpocration_n flavius_n asclepius_n and_o aurelius_n asclepius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v curator_n for_o there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o at_o ancyra_n and_o sometime_o the_o same_o person_n be_v both_o the_o phylarchus_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 142._o marm._n 4._o p._n 142._o another_o inscription_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o same_o taeanus_n be_v erect_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o posthumius_fw-la and_o antonius_n antoninus_n be_v both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o this_o i_o propose_v only_o as_o a_o conjecture_n and_o shall_v be_v glad_a to_o be_v correct_v if_o mistake_v chap._n iu._n of_o their_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n i_o shall_v not_o undertake_v to_o fix_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o original_a of_o idolatry_n nor_o determine_v what_o creature_n on_o this_o side_n the_o high_a heaven_n which_o be_v the_o throne_n of_o the_o great_a creator_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o first_o object_n of_o superstitious_a worship_n but_o i_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o believe_v that_o when_o religious_a adoration_n be_v first_o transfer_v from_o the_o true_a god_n it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o heavenly_a body_n to_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n they_o be_v the_o most_o illustrious_a visible_a part_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o for_o aught_o that_o any_o man_n the_o old_a in_o the_o world_n can_v remember_v or_o know_v further_a than_o revelation_n give_v he_o infallible_a instruction_n may_v be_v as_o they_o have_v continue_v unchangeable_a and_o incorruptible_a in_o their_o nature_n so_o eternal_a in_o their_o duration_n they_o have_v be_v make_v and_o fix_v in_o their_o glorious_a sphere_n before_o the_o first_o man_n breath_n be_v breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n from_o above_o whereas_o the_o old_a heathen_n know_v the_o pedigree_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o several_a birth_n of_o their_o satur_n and_o jupiter_n and_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o god_n derive_v from_o they_o their_o first_o book_n of_o heathen_a divinity_n be_v write_v upon_o the_o subject_a of_o the_o theogony_n or_o the_o generation_n of_o their_o go_n but_o beside_o the_o antiquity_n of_o their_o original_a their_o usefulness_n and_o beneficence_n to_o the_o world_n be_v another_o encouragement_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o if_o we_o examine_v the_o late_a pretension_n of_o polytheism_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o in_o a_o great_a part_n it_o proceed_v from_o this_o belief_n that_o such_o and_o such_o person_n have_v be_v benefactor_n to_o the_o world_n in_o many_o useful_a invention_n they_o be_v for_o those_o reason_n after_o their_o death_n deify_v and_o adore_v for_o what_o great_a blessing_n be_v the_o heathen_n sensible_a of_o than_o what_o the_o sun_n and_o in_o a_o less_o degree_n the_o moon_n bestow_v who_o not_o only_o distinguish_v the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n the_o variety_n of_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o production_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o growth_n of_o animal_n and_o regulate_v the_o computation_n of_o time_n but_o give_v to_o all_o creature_n health_n and_o vigour_n and_o the_o preservative_n of_o life_n light_n the_o first_o blessing_n the_o world_n ever_o see_v and_o the_o true_a emblem_n of_o the_o divinity_n and_o heat_v and_o genial_a warmth_n to_o cherish_v and_o promote_v the_o ease_n of_o mankind_n which_o also_o produce_v all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o life_n form_v mineral_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o regulate_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o when_o some_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a of_o the_o eastern_a sage_n find_v some_o discord_n in_o nature_n which_o they_o can_v not_o reconcile_v agree_v to_o assert_v two_o first_o principle_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a yet_o they_o choose_v the_o sun_n to_o represent_v both_o as_o a_o common_a agent_n in_o both_o their_o name_n because_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o their_o horizon_n they_o be_v partaker_n of_o its_o light_n and_o its_o heat_n but_o when_o it_o retire_v they_o be_v cover_v with_o darkness_n unless_o supply_v by_o the_o moon_n because_o his_o influence_n give_v life_n and_o promote_v the_o generation_n of_o animal_n but_o his_o absence_n introduce_v corruption_n and_o death_n and_o to_o preserve_v the_o remembrance_n since_o the_o sun_n be_v not_o always_o in_o view_n the_o oriental_n maintain_v a_o unexstinguisht_a fire_n to_o represent_v it_o nothing_o here_o below_o come_v so_o near_o to_o the_o image_n of_o that_o great_a light_n as_o fire_n nor_o do_v those_o sage_n
be_v dedicate_v to_o their_o urania_n long_o before_o mahometanism_n prevail_v among_o they_o and_o lest_o the_o moon_n shall_v be_v treat_v with_o a_o inferior_a worship_n and_o appear_v without_o attendant_n the_o ancient_n offer_v immortal_a fire_n to_o she_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o sun_n say_v julian_n and_o give_v she_o a_o paredrus_n or_o companion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hesychius_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sors_z lunae_n say_v mr._n selden_n 19_o satur._n l._n 1._o c._n 19_o but_o macrobius_n say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o moon_n herself_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o ancient_n allow_v not_o of_o sex_n among_o their_o god_n or_o rather_o think_v every_o god_n of_o both_o hence_o orpheus_n call_v the_o moon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o be_v bacchus_n style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o calvus_n the_o old_a poet_n in_o macrobius_n pollentémque_fw-la deum_fw-la venerem_fw-la and_o the_o deus_fw-la lunus_n be_v famous_a in_o the_o east_n worship_v at_o carrae_n in_o mesopotamia_n on_o who_o coin_n a_o cock_n be_v stamp_v be-because_a he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v 21._o say_v vit._n pyth._n l._n 1._o c._n 18._o &_o l._n 2._o c._n 21._o jamblichus_n in_o the_o esteem_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacred_a to_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n at_o ancyra_n in_o galatia_n at_o antioch_n in_o pisidia_n at_o nisa_n in_o caria_n at_o gaba_n in_o galilee_n at_o juliopolis_n in_o bythinia_n at_o magnesia_n in_o asia_n at_o saettae_n in_o lydia_n and_o at_o sibiduda_n in_o phrygia_n salutaris_n as_o the_o coin_n in_o f._n harduin_n express_o declare_v it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o chaldean_n in_o abraham_n time_n when_o god_n rescue_v that_o learned_a and_o devout_a patriarch_n from_o the_o prejudices_fw-la of_o his_o education_n and_o the_o persecution_n of_o his_o adversary_n and_o if_o the_o sacred_a rite_n of_o the_o chaldean_n have_v their_o original_a in_o egypt_n and_o be_v thence_o transplant_v into_o the_o east_n the_o idolatry_n begin_v much_o early_o but_o this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o the_o first_o account_n that_o be_v give_v we_o of_o idolatry_n in_o the_o old_a book_n in_o the_o world_n the_o old_a at_o least_o that_o be_v come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o man_n of_o the_o late_a age_n the_o book_n of_o job_n which_o i_o may_v presume_v be_v pen_v before_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n itself_o be_v that_o of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n of_o 27._o of_o job_n 31.26_o 27._o worship_v the_o sun_n in_o his_o splendour_n and_o the_o moon_n walk_v in_o her_o brightness_n long_o before_o any_o of_o the_o heathen_a satur_n or_o jupiter_n can_v enter_v their_o claim_n they_o all_o have_v be_v bear_v long_o after_o job_n time_n and_o the_o form_n of_o adoration_n there_o mention_v be_v very_o ancient_a kiss_v the_o hand_n and_o pay_v obeisance_n which_o be_v natural_o render_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o adoratio_fw-la among_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n and_o when_o the_o jew_n turn_v idolater_n they_o be_v say_v judg._n 10._o to_o worship_n baalim_fw-la and_o ashteroth_n that_o be_v in_o the_o punic_a language_n say_v st._n augustine_n the_o jupiter_n and_o juno_n of_o the_o heathen_a world_n by_o which_o he_o can_v mean_v other_o than_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n for_o jupiter_n and_o juno_n in_o the_o age_n just_a after_o joshua_n be_v not_o then_o in_o embryo_n and_o when_o the_o gentile_n of_o succeed_a age_n the_o latter_a school_n of_o the_o platenist_n who_o be_v great_a admirer_n of_o the_o orphick_n and_o pythagorean_n rite_n ashamed_a of_o the_o account_n which_o the_o old_a poet_n give_v of_o their_o god_n turn_v all_o the_o story_n of_o homer_n and_o hesiod_n into_o mythology_n they_o still_o continue_v the_o worship_n of_o those_o glorious_a planet_n with_o what_o pomp_n and_o ceremony_n of_o eloquence_n do_v julian_n the_o apostate_n emperor_n treat_v of_o this_o subject_a in_o his_o hymn_n write_v in_o praise_n of_o the_o sun_n style_v he_o the_o king_n of_o all_o the_o world_n the_o most_o divine_a prince_n and_o the_o common_a father_n of_o mankind_n aurelian_a call_v he_o a_o deity_n that_o he_o be_v sure_a of_o deus_fw-la certus_fw-la sol._n and_o that_o all_o thing_n from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o other_o be_v govern_v by_o his_o providence_n affirm_v that_o for_o his_o own_o part_n he_o have_v from_o a_o youth_n a_o great_a regard_n for_o he_o and_o that_o at_o constantinople_n they_o keep_v a_o annual_a feast_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o his_o honour_n nor_o do_v he_o forget_v the_o moon_n who_o be_v solemn_o worship_v at_o athens_n after_o his_o time_n for_o 11_o for_o n._n 11_o marinus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o proclus_n inform_v we_o that_o when_o lachares_n and_o syrianus_n upon_o the_o first_o appearance_n of_o the_o moon_n do_v adore_v the_o goddess_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o proclus_n retire_v a_o little_a way_n from_o they_o put_v off_o his_o shoe_n another_o custom_n and_o rite_n of_o religious_a worship_n as_o old_a at_o least_o as_o moses_n when_o he_o converse_v with_o god_n in_o the_o bush_n continue_v by_o the_o platonist_n in_o compliance_n with_o the_o rule_n of_o pythagoras_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o who_o will_v sacrifice_v aught_o to_o discalceate_n and_o then_o salute_v i._n e._n adore_v the_o deity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 245._o l._n 4._o p._n 245._o and_o when_o zosimus_n the_o pagan_a historian_n studious_o aggravate_v the_o severity_n of_o the_o edict_n of_o theodosius_n who_o destroy_v all_o the_o heathen_a temple_n and_o image_n he_o subjoin_v that_o it_o be_v very_o dangerous_a for_o any_o man_n at_o that_o time_n to_o assert_v the_o right_n of_o paganism_n to_o affirm_v that_o the_o heathen_a deity_n be_v god_n or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o to_o worship_v the_o sun_n and_o the_o moon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o at_o this_o day_n among_o those_o poor_a savage_n who_o inhabit_v the_o remote_a part_n of_o earth_n in_o greenland_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o north_n if_o they_o have_v any_o religious_a ceremony_n any_o object_n of_o worship_n they_o bow_v down_o to_o the_o rising-sun_n and_o acknowledge_v its_o divinity_n as_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o old_a scythian_n 5._o l._n 3._o c._n 5._o with_o who_o one_o continue_a night_n as_o in_o greenland_n last_v half_o the_o year_n worship_v apollo_n say_v mela._n nor_o can_v the_o christian_n easy_o be_v wean_a from_o this_o custom_n at_o rome_n a_o long_a time_n after_o christianity_n have_v prevail_v there_o for_o many_o of_o they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o pope_n leo_n the_o great_a christi_fw-la ser._n 7._o de_fw-la nativitat_fw-la christi_fw-la when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n as_o they_o go_v up_o the_o step_n that_o lead_v to_o the_o altar_n turn_v themselves_o about_o bow_v their_o head_n and_o worship_v the_o rising-sun_n this_o worship_n be_v object_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o first_o roman_a emperor_n by_o petronius_n and_o juvenal_n that_o they_o worship_v nothing_o but_o the_o cloud_n and_o the_o sun_n for_o so_o i_o render_v caeli_fw-la numen_fw-la i._n e._n in_o the_o sacred_a style_n the_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o honorius_n and_o theodosius_n the_o caelicolae_n be_v a_o new_a upstart_n sect_n of_o superstitious_a votary_n nomen_fw-la inauditum_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la novum_fw-la crimen_fw-la superstitionis_fw-la vindicantes_fw-la 12._o cod._n l._n 1._o tit_n 9_o §._o 12._o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n call_v caelicolae_n say_v the_o collector_n of_o the_o synopsis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o worship_v the_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v their_o separate_a place_n of_o meeting_n their_o different_a rite_n and_o distinct_a minister_n of_o their_o religious_a ceremony_n but_o whether_o they_o be_v jew_n the_o remain_v of_o the_o old_a essen_n as_o some_o affirm_v though_o the_o law_n seem_v to_o i_o plain_o to_o distinguish_v the_o caelicolae_fw-la from_o the_o jew_n or_o some_o christian_a heretic_n the_o progenitor_n of_o the_o euchitae_n as_o other_o affirm_v though_o the_o law_n also_o seem_v to_o distinguish_v they_o when_o it_o make_v they_o liable_a to_o the_o same_o penalty_n with_o heretic_n or_o rather_o some_o of_o the_o remain_v of_o the_o old_a heathen_n who_o renounce_v their_o satur_n and_o jupiter_n who_o divinity_n they_o can_v not_o vindicate_v because_o whatever_o be_v god_n must_v be_v eternal_a but_o stick_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n as_o the_o late_a
wise_a say_v of_o the_o roman_a orator_n that_o whenever_o we_o see_v such_o remain_n of_o venerable_a antiquity_n such_o last_a record_n of_o the_o name_n and_o achievement_n of_o great_a person_n we_o be_v admonish_v to_o take_v care_n so_o to_o regulate_v our_o action_n that_o we_o may_v convince_v the_o world_n we_o have_v settle_v our_o prospect_n upon_o the_o reward_n of_o future_a age_n and_o not_o on_o the_o flattery_n of_o the_o present_a and_o to_o remember_v that_o monument_n be_v erect_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o those_o who_o have_v live_v well_o in_o this_o world_n before_o they_o leave_v it_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o here_o permanent_a and_o immutable_a and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o consider_v man_n to_o aspire_v towards_o immortality_n a_o short_a chronicle_n of_o palmyra_n palmyra_n 3010._o anno_fw-la per._n jul._n 3720_o mund._o 3010._o build_v by_o solomon_n after_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o temple_n and_o his_o own_o house_n which_o be_v 20_o year_n in_o building_n palmyra_n destroy_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n 3415._o p._n j._n 4125._o m._n 3415._o before_o he_o lay_v siege_n to_o jerusalem_n marc._n antony_n 41._o p._n j._n 4673._o m._n 3963._o v._o c._n varr._n 713._o ante_fw-la christ_n 41._o after_o the_o battle_n of_o philippi_n go_v into_o asia_n and_o send_v his_o troop_n to_o pillage_n palmyra_n hadrian_n 122._o an._n christi_fw-la 122._o a_o imp._n 6._o go_v into_o the_o east_n rebuilt_a probable_o palmyra_n and_o call_v it_o hadrianople_n when_o malech_n agrippa_n be_v the_o second_o time_n secretary_n of_o that_o city_n circ_n 216_o palmyra_n make_v a_o roman_a colony_n by_o the_o emperor_n caracallus_n in_o his_o expedition_n into_o parthia_n the_o republic_n of_o palmyra_n assist_v alexander_n severus_n against_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n zenobius_n be_v their_o general_n the_o republic_n assist_v gordian_n against_o the_o persian_n zenobius_n be_v their_o general_n valerian_n be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o sapores_fw-la king_n of_o persia_n odenathus_n rout_v the_o persian_n and_o be_v declare_v emperor_n by_o gallienus_n odenathus_n with_o his_o son_n herodian_a slay_v by_o maeonius_n maeonius_n the_o ephemerous_a emperor_n of_o palmyra_n slay_v a_o few_o day_n after_o then_o zenobia_n assume_v the_o empire_n in_o her_o own_o name_n and_o her_o son_n zenobia_n rout_v heraclianus_n gallienus_n be_v general_n vaballathus_n take_v the_o empire_n gallienus_n slay_v claudius_n choose_a emperor_n zenobia_n conquer_v egypt_n by_o her_o general_n zabdas_n claudius_n die_v quintillus_n reign_v 16_o day_n aurelian_a in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o year_n be_v choose_v emperor_n palmyra_n take_v and_o ruin_v by_o aurelian_a and_o longinus_n slay_v a_o â…š_n of_o vaballathus_n zenobia_n carry_v in_o triumph_n at_o rome_n hierocles_n governor_n of_o palmyrene_n under_o dioclesian_n justinian_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n repair_v and_o fortify_v palmyra_n palmyra_n be_v subject_v by_o the_o mahometan_n jabala_n the_o son_n of_o al_n iham_n be_v then_o lord_n of_o tadhmur_n and_o king_n of_o gassan_n the_o battle_n of_o tadhmur_n between_o dahacus_n and_o adis_n saleiman_n the_o pseudo-caliph_n beat_v by_o merwan_n flee_v to_o tadhmur_v benjamin_n in_o tudelensis_n be_v at_o tadhmur_n melhom_n the_o emîr_n or_o prince_n of_o tadhmur_n when_o the_o english_a merchant_n make_v their_o first_o journey_n thither_o hassine_n the_o emîr_n when_o the_o english_a merchant_n go_v thither_o the_o second_o time_n dôr_n the_o emîr_n of_o tadhmur_fw-la addition_n and_o emendation_n page_n 193._o add_v after_o sociam_fw-la nasorus_n be_v the_o same_o name_n with_o nasir_n abunasir_n abdolnasir_n nasireddin_n which_o frequent_o occur_v in_o the_o saraccnick_a history_n as_o do_v amrus_n in_o the_o same_o history_n and_o in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o king_n of_o gessan_n in_o our_o learned_a pocock_n sochaeis_n the_o same_o with_o sychaeus_n the_o husband_n of_o dido_n sampsus_n etc._n etc._n p._n 240._o l._n 6._o after_o harpocration_n add_v though_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v probable_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n or_o decurio_fw-la at_o ancyra_n p._n 301._o l._n 3._o after_o grammar_n add_v perhaps_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o mr._n h._n positive_o aver_v that_o it_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o monument_n and_o then_o elabelus_n mannaeus_fw-la sochaeis_n and_o malchus_n be_v all_o the_o son_n of_o vaballathus_n grand_a son_n of_o mannaeus_fw-la great-grand_a son_n of_o elabelus_n set_v up_o that_o monument_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o child_n or_o rather_o to_o assert_v the_o true_a read_n erect_v that_o tomb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o their_o father_n vaballathus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o themselves_o and_o other_o if_o there_o be_v any_o his_o child_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o old_a inscription_n at_o palmyra_n erect_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 102._o the_o 5_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o emperor_n trajan_n palma_n his_o governor_n of_o syria_n have_v some_o few_o year_n before_o reduce_v that_o part_n of_o arabia_n under_o the_o roman_a power_n say_v dio._n l._n 68_o â—hich_v age_n no_o other_o monument_n exceed_v beside_o misaccenting_n wrong_a pointing_n misplace_v of_o letter_n and_o other_o little_a fault_n the_o reader_n be_v desire_v before_o he_o enter_v upon_o the_o book_n to_o correct_v the_o follow_a errata_fw-la page_n 8._o l._n 17._o preserve_v p._n 17._o deal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 20._o l._n 14._o del_o m._n l._n 26._o r._n nice_a p._n 22._o l._n 21._o when_o p._n 28._o l._n 6._o a_o state_n p._n 35._o l._n 12._o r._n happen_v to_o fall_v sick_a l._n 21._o 22._o r._n for_o in_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n p._n 36._o l._n 3._o r._n who_o live_v some_o year_n after_o languish_v p._n 48._o marg._n petri._n p._n 55._o l._n 15._o f._n for_o r._n but._n p._n 58._o l._n 3._o del_o he_o p._n 59_o r._n a_o 264._o p._n 62._o l._n 9_o enrage_v p._n 72._o l._n 2._o r._n after_o which_o a_o 268._o p._n 73._o for_o probable_o r._n doubtless_o p._n 86._o del_o the_o marg._n note_v and_o insert_v it_o p._n 87._o p._n 118_o l._n 6._o r._n marcellinus_n l._n 8._o in_o the_o first_o year_n p._n 121._o ch_z xxvii_o p._n 131._o l._n 11._o r._n declare_v his_o partner_n in_o the_o empire_n p._n 139._o caenophrurium_fw-la p._n 140._o del_o in_o all_o probability_n p._n 149._o l._n 5._o r._n wash_v p._n 166._o l._n 17._o del_o a._n p._n 193._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 196._o heraclas_n 201._o julius_n 219._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 221._o l._n 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 238._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 12._o bring_v p._n 239._o l._n 14._o r._n five_o 248._o l._n 16._o del_o jaribolus_n and._n p._n 249._o l._n 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 251._o l._n 12._o r._n xiphiline_n and_o del_o the_o marg._n note_n p._n 254._o l._n 2._o the_o emp._n marry_a urania_n to_o his_o country_n god_n elagabalus_n the_o moon_n be_v the_o fit_a wise_n for_o the_o sun_n 263._o l._n 29._o grandmother_n p._n 270._o marg._n de_fw-fr deá_fw-fr syr._n ed._n ult_n 293._o l._n 6._o transcribe_v 299._o l._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 302._o l._n 13._o five_o ib._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o pani_n l._n 17._o chr._n 138._o p._n 304._o marg._n l._n 2._o chil_fw-la 310._o l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 311._o call_v he_o 312._o r._n the_o same_o year_n viz._n the_o four_o of_o alex._n 313._o l._n 22._o r._n 226._o p._n 317._o l._n 3._o command_v and_o assist_v 325._o emesa_n 332._o l._n 2._o person_n 345._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 348._o sonat_fw-la ib_fw-la lotus_fw-la 350._o l._n 27._o and_o then_o 353._o l._n 7._o anton_n tertio_fw-la 360._o l._n pen._n in_o gr._n 364._o l._n 15._o del_o and._n 365._o tetrarchy_n ib._n syria_n ib._n fornix_n p._n 366._o feci_fw-la finis_fw-la