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INDEX4 I 7the polytheistic worship, but in denying them, 120-22. Rise of abelieving movement in philosophy, 123. Admits the principle ofrevelation and the principle of holiness, in opposition to all itsprevious course, 130, 137. Patronises polytheism and is patronisedby the emperors from Nerva's time, 160-63. Accepted bythe higher Romans as the guide of life, 340 ; want of agreementin the teaching of it, 342. Its function as described by Plutarch,195. Supervision of the whole life exercised by philosophers, 196 ;house and court philosophers and public teachers, 198.Philostratus, Life of Apollonius, quoted, passim, Lecture xix., 207-62.Plato, quoted, 27, 119, 131, 174.Plotinus, his time and place, 266; his character, 267; produces hissystem at Rome in the midst of the persecution of the Christians,268. His doctrine as to the Primal Being, 269-75; as to theprocession of the world from it, 276-78; as to the human soulbefore, during, and after this life, 278-83; as to happiness,moral good and evil, 283-85 ; as to ecstasy, 286. His pantheisticunity amalgamates itself with the polytheistic worship, 287 ;ignores Christianity, 289; opposition of the whole system to theChristian Faith, 295-323 ; Plotinus wishes to found a city ofphilosophers, but is not allowed, 32.Plutarch: time and circumstances of his life, 141 ; first representativeof Neopythagorean school, 142 ; his theodicea, the Supreme God,142; constructor, not creator of the world, 143; the visible godsand demons, 145; Triple Providence, 145; his piety, 146; hesets up a divine monarchy, 148; but supports polytheisticworship, 148. Relation between Plutarch and Philo, 150-54.Review of the change which took place in the interval whichpassed between them, 154-59. Assigns the work of moraleducation to philosophy, 194 ; defends the position of a courtphilosopher, 200.Porphyrius, 291.REUMONT, VON (Geschichtc dcr Stadt J?ow, i. 347), states the Romanrule of Augustus and Tiberius in the East to have been incomparablymilder and juster than that of the native kings, 7.Roman Church, founded by St. Peter (A. p. 42), 12 ; recorded by St.Le^fof Rome, and St. Dionysius of Corinth, 14; probable allusion bySuetonius, 15 ; testimony of St. Paul to its growth and eminencebefore he came to Rome, 16; of Tacitus, to its spread among thenobility (A.D. 58), 17 ; and to its strength at the first persecution,(A.D. 64), 18 ; nature and strangeness of the work thus accora-VOL. III. 2 D