 Cyril of Alexandria mentions that the Sainan«ans were tha philosophers of the Bactrians, showing the extension of Buddhism beyond the confines of India ; and St. Jerome, who like Cyril, lived at the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth century...  Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal - Page 5661865Full view - About this book
 | Archibald Bower - Church history - 1754 - 396 pages
...introduced, is not Well known. But certain it is, that in the time of St. Jerom, who flourifhed in the End of the fourth, and the Beginning of the fifth Century, a Romijh Prieft, with his fhaven Crown, would have been taken for a Prieft of JJis or Serapis ; a (haven... | |
 | Biography - 1762 - 560 pages
...trils account is chiefly taken. • -. . i . . • • • ' ZOSIMUS, an ancient hiltorian,'(who Jfved at the end of the fourth, and the beginning of 'the fifth century,. was a man of quality, and place, having the title of count, and being advocate of the trcafury. There are... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1776 - 526 pages
...fables of Babrius * Avienus in Praef. fab. This writer is fuppofed by Giraldus to have lived about the end of the fourth, and the beginning of the fifth century. Bentley's Diflertation upon the Fables of ^Efop. 124 Hunt'j Oi/ervatient en tbe Buck of Trtiitrli.... | |
 | Biography - 1784 - 778 pages
...worthip our Saviour on ac«ovmt of his Uar, were his dilciptes. 'ZOSIMUS, an ancient hiOorian, who lived at the end of the fourth, and the beginning of the filth ctnturv, xvas a man of quality and place, having the title of count, aud being advocate of the... | |
 | Herbert Marsh - Bible - 1812 - 764 pages
...us into Italy, and directs our attention to the labours, which Jerom bestowed on the Latin version, at the end of the fourth, and the beginning of the fifth century. The old Latin version was a translation from the Greek, in the Old Testament, as well as in the New,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 548 pages
...Communicant," &c. with hishop Gauden'i name prefixed to it.i GAUDENTIUS (ST.), hishop of Brescia, about the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth century, was elected to that see by the prelates and the people of the province, while performing a journey of .devotion... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 544 pages
...Communicant," &c. with bishop Gauden'a name prefixed to it.1 GAUDENTIUS (ST.), bishop of Brescia, about the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth century, was elected to that see by the prelates and the people of the province, while performing a journey of devotion... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - Dissenters, Religious - 1815 - 714 pages
...of Honorius, written in that year. It appears to be somewhat extraordinary that a native of Egypt, at the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth century, should so excel in Latin verse as to approach the best writers of the Augustan age in purity and elegance.... | |
 | Biography - 1817 - 552 pages
...purpose of appeasing the resentment of their Mahometan persecutors. ' ZOSIMUS, an ancient historian, who lived at the end of the fourth, and the beginning of the fifth, century, was a man of quality and place, having the title of count, and ' {imcker. — Gen. Dirt — Chaufrpi*.—... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 556 pages
...purpose of appeasing the resentment of their Mahometan persecutors. ' ZOSIMUS, an ancient historian, who lived at the end of the fourth, and the beginning of the fifth, century, was am:m of quality and place, having the title of count, and i Eruckrr.— t7en. Diet. — Cliaufcpie.... | |
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