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odenathus_n to_o live_v i_o be_o therefore_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o learned_a mounseur_fw-fr patin_n 405._o pag._n 405._o that_o as_o soon_o as_o sapores_fw-la have_v experiment_a to_o his_o cost_n the_o bravery_n and_o conduct_n of_o the_o king_n of_o palmyra_n and_o understand_v that_o his_o design_n be_v to_o restore_v the_o captive_a valerian_n to_o his_o liberty_n from_o a_o ignominious_a slavery_n then_o his_o rage_n transport_v he_o to_o that_o barbarous_a and_o inhuman_a act_n of_o cruelty_n a._n c._n 264_o and_o if_o we_o may_v credit_v the_o coin_n in_o goltzius_n he_o be_v deify_v after_o his_o death_n 70._o thesaur_n p._n 70._o but_o enough_o of_o this_o digression_n let_v we_o return_v to_o zenobia_n chap._n xvii_o septimia_n zenobia_n for_o so_o she_o be_v call_v and_o for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o her_o first_o name_n we_o be_v whole_o oblige_v to_o the_o coin_n be_v thus_o leave_v by_o her_o husband_n the_o empress_n of_o the_o east_n
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than_o they_o charge_v they_o with_o the_o utmost_a vigour_n and_o as_o they_o fall_v from_o their_o horse_n or_o their_o horse_n sink_v under_o they_o tread_v they_o under_o their_o foot_n the_o slaughter_n be_v various_a some_o be_v slay_v with_o the_o sword_n other_o stifle_v with_o the_o fall_n of_o their_o own_o horse_n upon_o they_o a_o three_o sort_n trample_v to_o death_n by_o the_o roman_a troop_n while_o the_o scatter_a remainder_n of_o that_o great_a army_n flee_v to_o antioch_n this_o battle_n be_v fight_v say_v hier._n say_v chron._n ex_fw-la vers_fw-la hier._n eusebius_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o 250th_o olympiad_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 273_o at_o south_n at_o apud_fw-la timas_n hier._n lege_fw-la apud_fw-la imas_fw-la a_o easy_a mistake_n of_o the_o copyist_n for_o aput_fw-la imas_fw-la apud_fw-la imas_fw-la in_o sextus_n rufus_n and_o eutropius_n in_o ptolemy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o georgius_n syncellus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o st._n hier._n vit._n malchi_n imma_n
man_n of_o consular_a dignity_n 237._o guther_n de_fw-fr offic._n dom._n aug._n l._n 1._o c._n 7._o p._n 25_o 26._o &_o p._n 237._o there_o be_v two_o corrector_n of_o italy_n as_o the_o notitia_fw-la say_v the_o one_o of_o apulia_n and_o calabria_n the_o other_o of_o lucania_n and_o the_o brutii_n the_o corrector_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o emperor_n among_o the_o viri_fw-la clarissimi_fw-it and_o spectabiles_fw-la and_o set_v to_o stand_v on_o a_o level_n with_o the_o precedent_n of_o province_n corrector_n of_o lucania_n trebellius_n pollio_n say_v of_o all_o italy_n and_o settle_v zenobia_n at_o rome_n where_o she_o live_v in_o much_o plenty_n and_o honour_n to_o a_o great_a age_n maintain_v the_o port_n of_o a_o roman_a matron_n by_o the_o estate_n which_o the_o emperor_n possess_v she_o of_o in_o tivoli_n not_o far_o from_o the_o emperor_n adrian_n palace_n and_o the_o place_n which_o be_v call_v conchae_fw-la or_o concae_n and_o so_o well_o she_o behave_v herself_o in_o her_o new_a habitation_n that_o the_o place_n of_o her_o residence_n be_v call_v zenobia_n from_o the_o illustrious_a inhabitant_n the_o precise_a situation_n of_o this_o zenobia_n the_o villa_n of_o this_o excellent_a princess_n be_v to_o this_o day_n under_o dispute_n 5._o cons_n del_fw-it ré_fw-it de_fw-fr l'antichità _fw-la tiburtine_n par_fw-fr 2._o c._n 5._o fulvio_n cardoli_n say_v that_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o villa_n zenobia_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o that_o place_n that_o be_v call_v colle_n di_fw-it santo_n stephano_n which_o be_v situate_a near_o the_o palace_n of_o adrian_n but_o del_n ré_n aver_v that_o conchae_fw-la be_v near_o the_o lake_n della_n solforata_fw-la call_v the_o bath_n that_o the_o plain_n be_v to_o this_o day_n call_v the_o plain_a of_o conche_n and_o that_o the_o noble_a marble_n to_o be_v see_v there_o be_v a_o demonstration_n that_o he_o be_v not_o mistake_v in_o the_o situation_n the_o bath_n be_v build_v say_v the_o learned_a andrea_n bacci_fw-la by_o agrippa_n for_o the_o use_n of_o such_o as_o will_v frequent_v they_o that_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o their_o first_o foundation_n the_o place_n be_v depute_v for_o the_o habitation_n of_o zenobia_n and_o that_o the_o cardinal_n hyppolito_n of_o ferrara_n find_v there_o a_o jewel_n of_o gold_n a_o antique_a vessel_n of_o silver_n and_o other_o ornament_n belong_v to_o the_o lady_n of_o those_o early_a time_n with_o a_o inscription_n that_o in_o that_o place_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zenobia_n be_v bury_v from_o all_o which_o viz._n from_o the_o name_n conche_n still_o remain_v from_o the_o antique_a fabric_n stand_v thereabouts_o and_o from_o what_o be_v find_v there_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o the_o villa_n zenobia_n can_v not_o be_v far_o off_o some_o author_n affirm_v that_o zenobia_n son_n herennianus_n and_o timolaus_n be_v slay_v by_o aurelian_n order_n greatness_n be_v seldom_o unaccompanied_a with_o jealousy_n and_o a_o rival_n prince_n never_o think_v his_o title_n secure_a till_o his_o competitor_n be_v in_o his_o grave_n but_o other_o say_v that_o they_o taste_v of_o the_o emperor_n clemency_n and_o die_v at_o rome_n natural_a death_n the_o very_a year_n in_o which_o they_o be_v bring_v thither_o ann._n chr._n 273_o 385._o pag._n 385._o say_v mezzobarba_n while_a vaballathus_n have_v be_v lead_v in_o triumph_n with_o his_o mother_n zenobia_n spend_v the_o remainder_n of_o his_o life_n in_o a_o private_a station_n but_o whence_o that_o learned_a man_n have_v these_o notice_n i_o profess_v i_o know_v not_o this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a her_o posterity_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o nobility_n of_o rome_n so_o say_v trebellius_n pollio_n express_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o valens_n the_o same_o family_n continue_v in_o great_a reputation_n say_v eutropius_n and_o st._n jerom_n witness_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o the_o time_n of_o honorius_n and_o cardinal_n baronius_n imagine_v that_o zenobius_n the_o bishop_n of_o florence_n st._n ambrose_n contemporary_a be_v one_o of_o the_o descendant_n of_o this_o famous_a empress_n but_o i_o suppose_v he_o build_v his_o conjecture_n on_o no_o other_o foundation_n but_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o name_n such_o be_v the_o fate_n of_o this_o illustrious_a lady_n such_o the_o destiny_n of_o palmyra_n the_o metropolis_n of_o her_o empire_n under_o aurelian_a 53._o l._n 5._o p._n 53._o a_o catastrophe_n if_o we_o may_v credit_v the_o heathen_a historian_n zosimus_n who_o be_v a_o great_a bigot_n for_o paganism_n foretell_v by_o oracle_n append_v vid._n append_v and_o confirm_v by_o more_o than_o one_o sad_a omen_n which_o determine_v the_o period_n of_o that_o short-lived_a empire_n chap._n xxxi_o aurelian_a have_v thus_o subdue_v all_o his_o adversary_n etc._n aurel._n vit._n etc._n etc._n and_o establish_v his_o own_o and_o the_o empire_n quiet_v live_v after_o this_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a pomp_n and_o splendour_n he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n who_o habit_v himself_o in_o cloth_n of_o gold_n the_o first_o who_o wear_v gem_n on_o his_o clothes_n and_o in_o his_o shoe_n and_o put_v on_o a_o diadem_n the_o coin_n in_o oeselius_n describe_v he_o encircle_v with_o a_o diadem_n different_a from_o and_o more_o rich_a than_o those_o of_o his_o predecessor_n he_o value_v himself_o as_o the_o recoverer_n of_o the_o empire_n both_o in_o the_o east_n and_o west_n as_o the_o restorer_n of_o the_o world_n to_o its_o desire_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n and_o as_o one_o who_o be_v bear_v a_o god_n 407._o deus_fw-mi &_o dominus_fw-la natus_fw-la on_o the_o reverse_n of_o one_o of_o his_o coin_n in_o mezzobarba_n p._n 407._o and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o universe_n he_o be_v undoubted_o a_o eminent_a prince_n though_o bear_v of_o mean_a parent_n comparable_a to_o the_o alexander_n and_o the_o julius_n caesar_n of_o former_a age_n if_o he_o have_v not_o sully_v the_o lustre_n of_o his_o virtue_n by_o his_o excessive_a cruelty_n of_o which_o the_o carnage_n at_o the_o sack_n of_o palmyra_n be_v a_o severe_a instance_n and_o so_o valuable_a do_v he_o account_v that_o victory_n that_o to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o roraan_n emperor_n he_o add_v to_o his_o imperial_a title_n among_o many_o other_o that_o of_o the_o palmyrenian_a as_o appear_v by_o a_o old_a inscription_n consecrate_v to_o his_o honour_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o 274._o in_o thesaur_n p._n 274._o goltzius_n i._n e._n the_o last_o say_v petavius_n and_o tristan_n though_o the_o old_a ibid._n old_a ibid._n coin_n and_o their_o authority_n be_v to_o i_o unquestionable_a express_o mention_v the_o six_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o with_o they_o agree_v the_o 637._o the_o pag._n 637._o chronicon_fw-la common_o call_v the_o alexandrian_a which_o be_v worth_a the_o preserve_n because_o in_o very_a few_o inscription_n the_o mention_n of_o palmyra_n occur_v magno_fw-la augusto_fw-la principi_fw-la max._n imp._n fortissimo_fw-la conservatori_fw-la orbis_fw-la l._n domitio_n aureliano_n p._n f._n pont_n max._n trib_o pot_n v._o p._n p._n cos._n iii_o procos_fw-la goth_z max._n palmyr_n max._n gerard_n max._n ordo_fw-la brixianorum_n augustus_n brixianorum_n or_o to_o the_o great_a augustus_n to_o the_o great_a and_o august_n the_o most_o illustrious_a of_o prince_n the_o brave_a of_o emperor_n the_o preserver_n of_o the_o world_n lucius_n domitius_n aurelianus_n pious_a and_o happy_a the_o chief_a priest_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o tribunitian_a power_n the_o father_n of_o his_o country_n consul_n the_o three_o time_n proconsul_n the_o most_o glorious_a conqueror_n of_o the_o goth_n the_o palmyrenian_o and_o german_n the_o brescian_o dedicate_v this_o inscription_n his_o cruelty_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n for_o his_o secretary_n eros_n or_o mnestheus_n as_o vopiscus_n call_v he_o have_v be_v threaten_v by_o aurelian_a and_o fear_v his_o fierce_a temper_n think_v it_o adviseable_a to_o prevent_v his_o own_o death_n by_o imbrue_v his_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o master_n who_o by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o accomplice_n in_o the_o treason_n and_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o mucapore_n he_o slay_v as_o he_o be_v take_v the_o air_n attend_v with_o but_o a_o thin_a guard_n while_o the_o camp_n lie_v at_o the_o new_a castle_n coenophrium_n a_o mansion_n between_o heraclea_n and_o byzantium_n in_o the_o road_n towards_o persia_n against_o which_o aurelian_a be_v march_v his_o army_n 79._o cuspin_n caes_n p._n 79._o to_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o that_o nation_n for_o assist_v zenobia_n in_o the_o former_a war_n against_o the_o roman_n thus_o aurelian_a make_v his_o exit_fw-la in_o the_o 637._o the_o chron._n alex._n p._n 637._o seventy_o five_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o after_o his_o death_n be_v honour_v as_o the_o more_o deserve_a prince_n usual_o be_v
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 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god_n be_v usual_o give_v to_o the_o man_n of_o illustrious_a descent_n this_o diosmalchus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o nassumus_fw-la 98._o transact_v pag._n 98._o in_o another_o inscription_n a_o like_a name_n occur_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o expedition_n of_o alexander_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o great_a prince_n have_v be_v dead_a some_o year_n when_o this_o inscription_n be_v erect_v and_o by_o the_o senate_n deify_v who_o appoint_v he_o a_o college_n of_o priest_n call_v alexandriani_n and_o order_v a_o festival_n to_o be_v keep_v on_o his_o birch-day_n 136._o lamprid._n pag._n 136._o which_o the_o roman_n continue_v to_o celebrate_v near_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o in_o the_o day_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a and_o to_o this_o deification_n probable_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o inscription_n have_v a_o remote_a relation_n for_o the_o heathen_n seldom_o speak_v of_o their_o prince_n but_o as_o of_o sacred_a person_n their_o person_n be_v numina_fw-la and_o all_o their_o law_n and_o action_n divine_a thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o use_v when_o eunapius_n treat_v of_o the_o title_n of_o philostratus_n book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o apollonius_n he_o say_v it_o rather_o ought_v to_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pagan_n set_n up_o that_o impostor_n in_o opposition_n to_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o be_v god_n make_v his_o appearance_n among_o men._n so_o st._n gregory_n of_o nazianzum_fw-la 38._o orat._n 38._o call_v our_o bless_a lord_n incarnation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n of_o those_o age_n that_o their_o god_n do_v upon_o some_o solemn_a day_n descend_v from_o heaven_n put_v on_o humane_a shape_n and_o appear_v in_o those_o city_n for_o which_o they_o have_v a_o particular_a regard_n as_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n think_v the_o martyr_n do_v frequent_o show_v themselves_o in_o those_o place_n either_o where_o they_o have_v be_v bear_v or_o put_v to_o death_n 408._o vid._n dion_n chrysost_n tar_n 1._o pag._n 408._o or_o bury_v and_o this_o descent_n they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v prone_a to_o deify_v their_o prince_n and_o to_o treat_v they_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o divine_a honour_n whenever_o the_o emperor_n vouchsafe_v to_o visit_v any_o city_n they_o entertain_v he_o with_o the_o high_a testimony_n of_o joy_n and_o exultation_n and_o repute_v the_o day_n a_o solemn_a festival_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o coin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 397._o v._o harduin_n num_fw-la p._n 397._o and_o adventus_n augusti_fw-la faelicissimus_fw-la frequent_o occur_v and_o in_o another_o of_o the_o inscription_n at_o palmyra_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o imperial_a general_n in_o this_o expedition_n be_v rutillius_n crispinus_n the_o praenomen_fw-la of_o that_o great_a man_n be_v restore_v to_o he_o from_o this_o inscription_n no_o ancient_a monument_n else_o call_v he_o other_o than_o crispinus_n 63._o lamprid._n p._n 61_o 63._o tullius_n crispinus_n be_v the_o praefectus_fw-la praetorio_fw-la under_o didius_n julianus_n but_o he_o can_v be_v the_o man_n but_o there_o be_v another_o crispinus_n a_o man_n of_o the_o consular_a dignity_n who_o with_o menophilus_n 146._o capitolin_n maximini_n 2._o p._n 146._o after_o the_o barbarous_a murder_n of_o alexander_n severus_n maintain_v aquileia_n against_o maximinus_n who_o in_o vain_a besiege_v it_o they_o be_v both_o send_v by_o the_o senate_n to_o preserve_v that_o important_a place_n 169._o id._n p._n to_o 169._o and_o they_o maintain_v their_o province_n with_o so_o much_o courage_n that_o the_o soldier_n despair_v to_o take_v the_o city_n fall_v upon_o their_o general_n and_o slay_v both_o maximin_n and_o his_o son_n in_o their_o tent_n the_o same_o crispinus_n have_v be_v long_o before_o colleague_n with_o julianus_n in_o the_o consulship_n ann_n ⅔_n of_o alexander_n severus_n of_o christ_n 224._o 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divisa_fw-la cohortes_fw-la in_o vexilla_fw-la itaque_fw-la cohors_fw-la