. . oman territories, or had delivered thestate from threatened dar^ger. The procession passedthrough the most public streets ; musicians led the way ;oxen, for sacrifice, with gilt horns and ribbons, and thepriests, with their ceremonial dresses, next followed;then the standards taken from the enemy; then car-nages, with their arms, and spoils : the captivesfollowed, in chains. Tlie triumphant general was nextin order. He was clothed in a robe of purple and gold,with a crown of laurel on his head, and other decora- 140. What
. . oman territories, or had delivered thestate from threatened dar^ger. The procession passedthrough the most public streets ; musicians led the way ;oxen, for sacrifice, with gilt horns and ribbons, and thepriests, with their ceremonial dresses, next followed;then the standards taken from the enemy; then car-nages, with their arms, and spoils : the captivesfollowed, in chains. Tlie triumphant general was nextin order. He was clothed in a robe of purple and gold,with a crown of laurel on his head, and other decora- 140. What was the highest military honor granted to a Ro-man ] Describe a triumph. How was the tri amphant generalolothed ] 9* 102 ANCIENT HISTORY. tions. He stood in a gilded chariot, drawn by whitehorses; his friends and relatives accompanied him, andhis principal officers were on horseback beside hischariot. His victorious army, also crowned with laurels, came last, singing songs of victory MODERN HISTORY. PERIOD I. DISTINGUISHED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIANITY. Emblems of Christianity. FROM THE CHRISTIAN ERA TO fHE REIGN OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT (306 YEARS.) #141. The Coming of Jesus Christ. The fullness oftime having arrived, Jesus Christ, the Saviour of Man-kind, was born in Judea# It is supposed by the learned,that he was born four yelrs before the common date of theChristian era. Our Saviour made his appearance whenthe whole world was in a state of peace,—the templeof Janus, in Rome, being shut, which was always openin time of war. Por more than 700 years this templewas closed but three times. An account of the life ofJesus Christ and the doctrines which he taught, is givento us by divine inspiration, in the books of the NewTestament. The Christian religion, under the ministryof the apostles, spread with great rapidity, when theuniversal wickedness of mankind is considered. The 141. At what time is it supposed our Saviour was born?What was the state of the world at this t
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