 But neither these religious ceremonies nor the liberal donations of the prince, could efface from the minds of men the prevailing opinion, that Rome was set on fire by his own orders. The infamy of that horrible transaction still adhered to him. In order,...  The Works... - Page 285by Cornelius Tacitus - 1836 - 742 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Paine - 1810 - 504 lehte
...prince, could efface from the minds of men the prevailing opinion, that Rome was set on fire by his own orders. The infamy of that horrible transaction...their evil practices, by vulgar appellation commonly ealled Christians. " The name was derived from Christ, who, in the reign of Tiberius, suffered under... | |
 | John Jones - 1812 - 1054 lehte
...prince, could efface from the minds of men the prevailing opinion, that Rome was set on fire by his own orders. The infamy of that horrible transaction...a race of men, detested for their evil practices, and by the vulgar called Christians. The name was derived from Christ, JE E who was crucified in the... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - 1813 - 516 lehte
...prince, could efface from the minds of men the prevailing opinion, that Rome was set on fire by his own orders. The infamy of that horrible transaction...transfer the guilt to others. For this purpose he BOOK punished, with exquisite torture, a race of men detested for their evil practices (6), by vulgar... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - 1822 - 482 lehte
...prince, could efface from the minds of men the prevailing opinion, that Rome was set on fire by his own orders. The infamy of that horrible transaction...torture, a race of men detested for their evil practices (6), by vulgar appellation commonly called Christians. The name was derived from Christ, who, in the... | |
 | Maria Hack - 1824 - 344 lehte
...Rome was set on ' fire by his own orders. The infamy of ' that horrible transaction still adhered to ' to him. In order, if possible, to remove ' the imputation,...others. For this purpose, ' he punished, with exquisite tortures, a ' race of men detested for their evil prac' tices, by vulgar appellation commonly ' called... | |
 | 1834 - 692 lehte
...rapidity, and irresistible power. When Tacitus, in a bitter spirit, spoke of the early disciples, as " a race of men detested for their evil practices, by vulgar appellation commonly called christians," he little suspected, that in a few years, those very cbristians would extend their spiritual jurisdiction... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus, Arthur Murphy - 1836 - 772 lehte
...prince could efface from the minds of men the prevailing opinion, that Rome was set on fire by his own orders. The infamy of that horrible transaction...remove the imputation, he determined to transfer the guil^to others. For this purpose he punished, with exquisite torture, a race of men detested for their... | |
 | Osborn W. Trenery Heighway - 1863 - 248 lehte
...In order if possible to remove the imputation [of ordering Rome to be set on fire], Nero determinded to transfer the guilt to others. For this purpose he punished with exquisite tortures a race of men detested for their evil practises, by vulgar appellation commonly called Christians.... | |
 | 1854 - 296 lehte
...little of Christians, thus describes this terrible cruelty, writing about fifty years after it : — " The infamy of that horrible transaction still adhered...of men detested for their evil practices, by vulgar apwllntion pomrri'ni'v cnlU-H fMi " The name was derived from Christ, who in the reign of Tiberius... | |
 | Jane Margaret Strickland - 1856 - 308 lehte
...says, " could efface from the minds of men the prevailing opinion that Rome was set on fire by^ero's own orders. The infamy of that horrible transaction...others. For this purpose he punished with exquisite tortures a race of men detested for their evil practices, by vulgar appellation called Christians.... | |
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