 | John Jones - 1812 - 1054 pagine
...light and condemned, not so much for the crime of burning the city, as for their enmity to mankind. They were put to death with exquisite cruelty, and...cross ; numbers were burnt alive ; and many covered with inflammable matter, were lighted up, when the day declined, to serve as torches during the night.... | |
 | John Jones - 1820 - 238 pagine
...doubt to the disciples of Jesus. This we can prove from Tacitus, who thus describes their suffering : " They were put to death with exquisite cruelty ; and to their sufferings Nero added insult and derision. Some were covered with the skins of wild beasts, and left to be devoured by dogs... | |
 | Maria Hack - 1824 - 344 pagine
...having set ' the city on fire, but rather on account of ' their sullen hatred to the whole human ' race. They were put to death with ex'quisite cruelty, and...'dogs; others were nailed to the cross; ' numbers were burned alive; and many, ' covered over with inflammable matter, ' were lighted up, when the day declined,... | |
 | Publius Cornelius Tacitus - 1831 - 410 pagine
...having set the city on fire, but rather on account of their sullen hatred of the whole human race.1 They were put to death with exquisite cruelty, and...burnt alive ; and many, covered over with inflammable matslaves to be put to the torture, but he could discover nothing more than a rooted and excessive... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 384 pagine
...years after the death of Christ, " they were put to death," according to the description of Tacitus, " with exquisite cruelty ; and to their sufferings Nero...cross ; numbers were burnt alive ; and many covered with inflammable matter (flame), were lighted up, when the day declined, to serve as • Pliny's Letter... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - 1836 - 780 pagine
...having set the city on fire, but rather on account of their sullen hatred of the whole human race. ' They were put to death with exquisite cruelty, and...burnt alive ; and many, covered over with inflammable matto fatiify their word, nor deny a trial reputed in them ; alter which it was their custom to separate,... | |
 | John Rolph - 1837 - 44 pagine
...were put to death, according to Tacitus, with exqnisite cruelty ; and to their sufferings the Emperor added mockery and derision. Some were covered with the skins of wild heasts and left to he devoured hy tiogs; others were naileil to the cross; numhers were hurnt ahve... | |
 | Edward Maturin - 1839 - 250 pagine
...mother knelt and wept upon the urn of Messalina. THE CHRISTIANS. A PASSAGE FROM THE REIGN OP NERO. " They were put to death with exquisite cruelty, and to their sufferings Nero added mockery and derision."—Jlnnals of Tacitus, CHAPTER I. THE CONSPIRATORS. IN a small apartment, strongly guarded... | |
 | Edward Maturin - 1839 - 236 pagine
...mother knelt and wept upon the urn of Messalina. THE CHRISTIANS. A PASSAGE FROM THE REIGN OP NERO. " They were put to death with exquisite cruelty, and to their sufferings Vero added mockery and derision." — Jlnnals of Tacilust CHAPTER I. THE CON SPIRATORS. IN a small... | |
 | 1839 - 324 pagine
...? THK CHRISTIANS Original. THE CHRISTIANS. A PASSAGE FROM TRE tir.KN Or NERO. BT EBWARB MATURIN. " They were put to death with exquisite cruelty, and to their sufferings Nora added mockery and derision." — ANNALS OF TACITUS. CRAPTER L — TttE CONSPIRATORS. In a small... | |
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They were put to death with exquisite cruelty, and to their sufferings Nero added mockery and derision. Some were covered with the skins of wild beasts, and left to be devoured by dogs; others were nailed to the cross; numbers were burnt alive; and many,... 
