the_o aera_fw-la of_o seleucidae_n be_v mistake_v in_o the_o first_o account_n agathangelus_n of_o abila_n append_v vid._n append_v the_o decapolitan_a build_v a_o arch_n or_o cupola_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n and_o erect_v a_o bed_n of_o state_n or_o pulvinar_fw-la usual_o dedicate_v to_o the_o heathen_a deity_n to_o jupiter_n the_o thunderer_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o emperor_n adrian_n his_o lord_n who_o languish_v a_o long_a time_n before_o he_o die_v hadr._n sparta_n hadr._n and_o suffer_v such_o agony_n of_o pain_n that_o he_o will_v fain_o have_v persuade_v his_o servant_n who_o attend_v he_o to_o have_v run_v he_o through_o and_o when_o that_o persuasive_a will_v not_o prevail_v will_v either_o have_v stab_v or_o poison_v himself_o so_o difficult_a be_v it_o for_o this_o great_a emperor_n to_o breathe_v his_o last_o but_o when_o aurelius_n antoninus_n have_v prevail_v with_o the_o senate_n to_o have_v he_o deify_v and_o appoint_v he_o the_o honour_n proper_o give_v to_o the_o god_n with_o a_o college_n of_o priest_n and_z attendants_z to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o the_o temple_n erect_v to_o he_o at_o puteoli_n and_o elsewhere_o which_o society_n continue_v to_o the_o reign_n of_o 9_o of_o gruter_n ccccvii_n 1_o 2._o cioix_fw-fr 9_o septimius_n severus_n at_o rome_n but_o how_o long_o in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o east_n i_o know_v not_o and_o have_v institute_v public_a game_n in_o his_o name_n from_o which_o gratitude_n to_o his_o patron_n the_o historian_n say_v aurelius_n have_v the_o name_n of_o pius_n give_v he_o the_o city_n of_o the_o east_n in_o imitation_n of_o italy_n have_v their_o sodales_fw-la hadrianales_n also_o and_o temple_n questionless_a erect_v to_o his_o memory_n of_o which_o samosata_n be_v a_o undemiable_a instance_n where_o l._n sup_n grut._n ubi_fw-la sup_n fabius_n m._n f._n gal._n cilo_n praefect_n of_o the_o city_n be_v a_o fellow_n of_o the_o college_n of_o priest_n depute_v to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o deify_v emperor_n adrian_n particular_o palmyra_n who_o grateful_o commemorate_a she_o second_o founder_n allow_v of_o his_o consecration_n build_v he_o a_o temple_n and_o devote_v some_o of_o her_o inhabitant_n to_o the_o service_n thereof_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o inscription_n in_o gruter_n append_v vid._n append_v and_o by_o another_o among_o those_o late_o publish_v where_o he_o be_v call_v adrian_n the_o god_n and_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o the_o little_a temple_n mention_v in_o the_o journal_n 105._o pag._n 104_o 105._o be_v erect_v to_o his_o memory_n as_o well_o as_o to_o jupiter_n gruter_n such_o society_n be_v erect_v in_o most_o city_n of_o the_o empire_n to_o one_o or_o other_o of_o their_o decease_a but_o deify_v prince_n call_v collegia_fw-la sacerdot_n alia_fw-la by_o lampridius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o commodus_n p._n 50._o and_o they_o have_v according_a to_o their_o rank_n and_o dignity_n their_o several_a vexilla_fw-la or_o banner_n to_o distinguish_v they_o call_v vexilla_fw-la collegiorum_fw-la &_o signa_fw-la templorum_fw-la by_o trebellius_n pollio_n in_o the_o life_n of_o gallienus_n p._n 178._o for_o as_o the_o heathen_a mock-deity_n have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o their_o emperor_n when_o advance_v to_o that_o honour_n have_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o all_o the_o pomp_n and_o ceremony_n that_o accompany_v the_o service_n of_o their_o go_n vid._n gruter_n chap._n x._o the_o city_n have_v be_v repair_v we_o may_v just_o suppose_v that_o by_o the_o advantage_n of_o its_o situation_n and_o trade_n and_o the_o continuance_n of_o a_o long_a peace_n with_o the_o parthian_n not_o often_o interrupt_v except_o in_o the_o war_n which_o septimius_n severus_n make_v against_o they_o when_o he_o take_v both_o ctesiphon_n and_o babylon_n 4._o zosim_fw-la l._n 1._o p._n 4._o and_o reduce_v all_o arabia_n have_v maucht_v through_o that_o arabia_n where_o the_o scenitae_n pitch_v their_o tent_n in_o which_o country_n tadmur_v lay_v it_o arrive_v to_o its_o ancient_a glory_n when_o the_o emperor_n antoninus_n caracalla_n honour_v it_o with_o the_o privilege_n of_o a_o censib_n a_o ulpian_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr censib_n roman_a colony_n juris_n italici_n for_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o colony_n all_o be_v not_o juris_n italici_n as_o palmyra_n be_v colonia_n palmyra_n it_o be_v style_v in_o the_o 151._o the_o goltz_n thes_n pag._n 151._o coin_n of_o that_o emperor_n a_o metropolis_n and_o a_o colony_n in_o the_o inscription_n probable_o in_o honour_n of_o his_o mother_n who_o he_o afterward_o make_v his_o wife_n julia_n domna_n who_o be_v of_o this_o country_n but_o whether_o of_o emisa_n as_o several_a author_n affirm_v or_o palnoyra_n or_o some_o three_o city_n i_o be_o not_o certain_a a_o native_a of_o syria_n we_o know_v she_o be_v for_o so_o say_v 65._o say_v spartian_a septim_fw-la p._n 65._o spartianus_n and_o oppian_n her_o contemporary_a call_v she_o the_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o oppian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 4._o assurian_a venus_n and_o a_o moon_n that_o be_v never_o eclipse_v or_o in_o her_o wain_n the_o same_o poet_n in_o the_o same_o place_n mention_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o parthian_n and_o the_o take_v of_o ctesiphon_n as_o the_o coin_n do_v mention_v the_o 295._o the_o mezob_n p._n 295._o victoria_n parthica_n of_o that_o prince_n as_o do_v also_o the_o historian_n in_o which_o expedition_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o palmyrenian_o in_o gratitude_n declare_v for_o his_o interest_n this_o honour_n and_o privilege_n of_o a_o roman_a colony_n palmyra_n keep_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o alexander_n severus_n for_o under_o he_o the_o great_a lawyer_n ulpian_n flourish_v and_o assist_v he_o with_o their_o force_n in_o his_o expedition_n into_o the_o east_n in_o the_o fisth_n year_n of_o his_o reign_n of_o which_o undertake_v 134._o undertake_v vit._n al._n severi_n pag._n 131_o 133_o 134._o lampridius_n give_v 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 remarkable_a transaction_n of_o war_n and_o state_n as_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n can_v boast_v of_o in_o so_o short_a a_o space_n of_o time_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v give_v myself_o the_o liberty_n to_o treat_v more_o large_o of_o these_o affair_n and_o to_o deduce_v the_o series_n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o imperial_a family_n of_o palmyra_n as_o far_o as_o the_o ancient_n afford_v we_o light_n and_o shall_v leave_v the_o judicious_a reader_n to_o his_o choice_n what_o memoir_n he_o will_v give_v most_o credit_n to_o ϲεπτ_n ζηνοβια_n ϲεβ_n l_o ε_n imp_n c_o herodianus_fw-la aug_n salus_fw-la augusti_fw-la αυτ._fw-la κ._fw-la δομ._fw-la αυÏηλιανοϲ_n ϲεβ._n l_o β_n ουαβαμαθοϲ_n αθηνου_n αυτ._n εÏμιαϲ_n l_o ε_n ϲεπτιμια_n ζηνοβια_n ϲεβ_n l_o ε_n imp_n c_o aurelianus_n aug_n vabalathus_n vcrim_a dr_n αυτ._n κ.λ.δ._n αυÏηλιανοϲ_n ϲεβ._n l_o α_n ουαβαμαθοϲ_n αθηνου_n αυτ._n εÏμιαϲ_n l_o δ_n have_v take_v care_n in_o every_o paragraph_n to_o produce_v my_o 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
name_n i_o have_v in_o the_o history_n affirm_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o censibus_fw-la of_o lib._n 1._o censibus_fw-la ulpian_n that_o caracalla_n make_v palmyra_n a_o colony_n juris_fw-la italici_n but_o if_o i_o may_v be_v allow_v a_o conjecture_n i_o can_v think_v that_o septimius_n severus_n make_v it_o a_o colony_n as_o he_o do_v several_a other_o city_n in_o that_o country_n rhesaina_n tyrus_n laodicea_n nisibis_n and_o singara_n which_o from_o his_o name_n be_v style_v in_o the_o coin_n septimia_n rhesaina_n colonia_n septimia_n tyrus_n septimia_n colonia_n laodicea_n septimia_n colonia_n nisibis_n or_o as_o it_o be_v always_o in_o the_o coin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o his_o son_n caracalla_n give_v it_o the_o privilege_n of_o a_o italian_a city_n as_o ulpian_n affirm_v for_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o past_o all_o doubt_n from_o the_o frequent_a use_n of_o the_o name_n septimius_n and_o septimia_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o palmyra_n who_o give_v it_o as_o a_o praenomen_fw-la to_o the_o people_n of_o both_o sex_n of_o the_o best_a family_n and_o condition_n that_o the_o citizen_n of_o tadmur_n have_v a_o very_a reverend_a regard_n for_o the_o emperor_n septimius_n severus_n but_o we_o want_v coin_n to_o determine_v this_o question_n in_o a_o inscription_n about_o the_o year_n 296._o journal_n pag._n 99_o journal_n for_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o supply_v the_o date_n from_o the_o former_a inscription_n pag._n 98._o because_o they_o both_o treat_v of_o the_o same_o person_n tadmur_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o other_o colony_n say_v the_o editor_n a_o word_n that_o occur_v not_o in_o any_o author_n which_o be_v a_o very_a honourable_a appellation_n schol._n thucyd._n l._n 1._o §_o 25._o p._n 15._o ed._n ox._n cum_fw-la schol._n the_o colony_n be_v oblige_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o honour_v their_o mother_n city_n and_o to_o give_v it_o the_o preference_n the_o law_n have_v appoint_v but_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v divide_v into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d palmyra_n be_v both_o a_o metropolis_n and_o a_o colony_n as_o be_v several_a other_o city_n in_o syria_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o coin_n colonia_n damascus_n metropolis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zephyrus_n metropolis_n colonia_n tyrus_n metropolis_n colonia_n now_o though_o to_o be_v a_o roman_a colony_n be_v a_o great_a honour_n and_o entitle_v the_o city_n to_o great_a privilege_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o leave_v the_o city_n deprive_v of_o its_o former_a unlimited_a liberty_n for_o in_o time_n past_o it_o be_v govern_v by_o its_o own_o statute_n 52._o agel_n lib._n 16._o c._n 13._o harduin_n antirrhet_n p._n 37_o 52._o but_o when_o make_v a_o colony_n be_v under_o the_o roman_a jurisdiction_n pay_v submission_n to_o their_o law_n and_o tribute_n to_o the_o emperor_n from_o which_o it_o be_v before_o exempt_a and_o if_o a_o frontier_n town_n as_o palmyra_n be_v it_o admit_v of_o a_o roman_a garrison_n the_o first_o legion_n of_o the_o illyrian_n be_v post_v there_o with_o the_o liberty_n reserve_v to_o the_o citizen_n that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v list_a as_o roman_n into_o their_o legion_n not_o as_o auxiliary_n in_o the_o ecclesiastic_a notitia_fw-la palmyra_n be_v at_o first_o a_o metropolitan_a as_o long_o as_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o province_n i._n e._n till_o its_o destruction_n by_o aurelian_a at_o the_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o constantine_n the_o great_a it_o be_v a_o suffragan_n see_v under_o the_o archbishop_n of_o damascus_n who_o in_o the_o six_o act_n of_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o chalcedon_n thus_o subscribe_v for_o the_o bishop_n of_o his_o province_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o also_o it_o appear_v that_o that_o church_n be_v orthodox_n in_o those_o day_n and_o that_o palmyra_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o suffragans_fw-la to_o that_o metropolitan_a but_o afterward_o it_o become_v subject_a to_o the_o metropolitan_a of_o edessa_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o notitia_fw-la of_o the_o emperor_n leo_n since_o which_o time_n it_o have_v no_o long_o a_o place_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a account_n christianity_n have_v be_v for_o some_o age_n total_o banish_v from_o palmyrene_n whether_o the_o merchant_n who_o travel_v from_o syria_n to_o seleucia_n 747._o strab._n lib._n 16._o p._n 747._o and_o babylon_n through_o the_o country_n of_o the_o arabe_n scenitae_n through_o the_o malii_fw-la and_o their_o desert_n and_o ferry_v over_o the_o euphrates_n near_o anthemusia_n in_o mesopotamia_n a_o city_n situate_a near_o the_o river_n aborrhas_n take_v palmyra_n in_o their_o way_n i_o can_v determine_v nor_o whether_o alexander_n the_o great_a march_v his_o army_n through_o or_o by_o that_o city_n when_o have_v leave_v egypt_n and_o past_a through_o phoenicia_n to_o thapsacus_n he_o carry_v his_o troop_n over_o the_o euphrates_n since_o none_o of_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o achievement_n of_o that_o miraculous_a prince_n take_v any_o notice_n of_o palmyra_n though_o it_o be_v to_o i_o unquestionable_a that_o palmyra_n submit_v to_o that_o irresistible_a conqueror_n as_o do_v many_o other_o city_n of_o who_o the_o historian_n make_v not_o any_o mention_n the_o situation_n of_o the_o city_n as_o to_o its_o longitude_n and_o latitude_n be_v different_o account_v for_o by_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o country_n the_o arab_n as_o the_o very_a learned_a dr._n hyde_n inform_v i_o ishmael_n abulfeda_a m.s._n geograph_n m.s._n the_o prince_n of_o hamah_n i_o e._n of_o that_o part_n of_o syria_n wherein_o tadmur_n be_v situate_a who_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n 672._o of_o the_o mahometan_a aera_fw-la and_o constitute_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o country_n in_o the_o year_n 710._o of_o the_o same_o computation_n confess_v that_o his_o countryman_n who_o make_v it_o part_n of_o arabia_n be_v not_o agree_v three_o several_a author_n place_v it_o in_o different_a degree_n the_o first_o fix_v it_o in_o long._n 67.40_o lat._n 34.00_o the_o second_o in_o long._n 67._o 40._o lat._n 30.00_o the_o three_o in_o long._n 64.00_o lat._n 33.50_o but_o calcashendi_n 321._o tâ—n_n 1._o p._n 321._o another_o arabian_a author_n give_v this_o account_n out_o of_o other_o writer_n as_o the_o excellent_a master_n of_o the_o oriental_a language_n dr._n hyde_n translate_v he_o as_o for_o the_o territory_n of_o tadmur_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n al_n tarîph_n say_v it_o be_v situate_a between_o the_o two_o village_n and_o rahba_n and_o be_v reckon_v to_o be_v in_o arabia_n in_o the_o four_o of_o the_o seven_o clime_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o longitude_n say_v its_o longitude_n be_v 62_o degree_n and_o its_o latitude_n 34_o degree_n the_o lord_n of_o hamath_n i_o e._n abulpheda_n say_v it_o belong_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o hem_n i._n e._n emesa_n on_o the_o east-side_n of_o it_o and_o that_o most_o of_o its_o soil_n be_v saltish_a that_o in_o it_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o sour_a plant_n call_v nagjel_n and_o also_o olive_n there_o be_v likewise_o very_o great_a and_o ancient_a ruin_n consist_v of_o pillar_n and_o rock_n and_o a_o castle_n with_o a_o wall_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n call_v all_o raud_n almîtar_n say_v that_o it_o be_v original_o a_o ancient_a city_n which_o the_o spirit_n build_v for_o solomon_n with_o extraordinary_a fortification_n it_o be_v call_v tadmur_n from_o tadmur_fw-la the_o daughter_n of_o hassân_n who_o sepulchre_n be_v there_o and_o solomon_n do_v inhabit_v it_o after_o she_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n al-azîzi_a say_v that_o between_o tadmur_n and_o damascus_n be_v 59_o mile_n between_o tadmur_n and_o rahba_fw-la 102_o miles_n the_o lord_n of_o hamath_n say_v it_o be_v from_o hem'_v about_o three_o station_n the_o only_a difference_n in_o the_o account_n be_v in_o this_o that_o the_o longitude_n of_o palmyra_n in_o word_n at_o length_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o longitude_n be_v 62._o which_o in_o abulpheda_n geography_n be_v 67._o where_o it_o be_v express_v in_o letter_n which_o must_v be_v attribute_v to_o the_o carelessness_n of_o the_o transcriber_n i_o be_v a_o little_a surprise_v when_o read_v all_o edrisi_n common_o but_o wrong_o call_v the_o nubian_n geographer_n i_o find_v a_o tademyr_n in_o spain_n which_o comprehend_v the_o kingdom_n of_o murcia_n and_o tarragon_n and_o be_v incline_v to_o believe_v that_o the_o caliph_n send_v a_o colony_n from_o the_o syrian_a tadmur_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o other_o city_n of_o his_o vast_a dominion_n to_o people_n spain_n when_o he_o have_v conquer_v it_o who_o from_o their_o own_o native_a city_n give_v the_o name_n to_o that_o part_n of_o spain_n but_o my_o learned_a and_o much_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 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〈◊〉_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 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account_n of_o his_o work_n but_o i_o supersede_n that_o disquisition_n as_o foreign_a to_o my_o present_a design_n till_o some_o other_o occasion_n offer_v chap._n vii_o a_o short_a commentary_n on_o the_o inscription_n i_o have_v digest_v the_o inscription_n not_o as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o journal_n where_o they_o be_v place_v as_o they_o incidental_o fall_v under_o the_o traveller_n eye_n but_o under_o their_o several_a head_n to_o which_o they_o seem_v reduceable_a and_o first_o i_o begin_v with_o the_o sepulchral_v inscription_n the_o epitaph_n inscribe_v upon_o the_o tomb_n of_o the_o people_n of_o palmyra_n i._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o may_v be_v thus_o render_v monumentum_n sepulchrale_n propriis_fw-la sumptibus_fw-la condidit_fw-la septimius_n odenathus_n eminentissimus_fw-la senator_n aeranis_n filius_fw-la vaballathi_o nepos_fw-la nasori_fw-la pronepos_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la &_o filces_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o nepotibus_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la in_fw-la honorem_fw-la sempiternum_fw-la this_o inscription_n contain_v a_o account_n that_o septimius_n odenathus_n the_o most_o excellent_a senator_n have_v erect_v that_o monument_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n to_o preserve_v their_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o he_o have_v hitherto_o have_v his_o wish_n the_o monument_n have_v escape_v the_o fury_n of_o time_n the_o rage_n of_o the_o roman_a soldier_n and_o the_o madness_n of_o the_o superstitious_a arab_n who_o be_v profess_v enemy_n to_o all_o the_o remain_v of_o venerable_a antiquity_n that_o this_o septimius_n odenathus_n be_v the_o same_o illustrious_a person_n who_o afterward_o be_v declare_v emperor_n i_o suppose_v 27⅔_n suppose_v p._n 27⅔_n i_o have_v already_o prove_v to_o be_v very_o probable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d occur_v not_o in_o the_o lexicon_n but_o signify_v a_o place_n of_o burial_n the_o place_n be_v the_o sepulchre_n the_o epigraphe_n the_o monument_n say_v aeneid_n say_v in_o 3_o aeneid_n servius_n operis_fw-la extructio_fw-la sepulchrum_fw-la nomen_fw-la inscriptum_fw-la