More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts . but within may be brightness. Thusshall it be, oh Justinian, and God shall prosper theein thy great undertaking! Scarcely could the Emperor wait until the morninglight appeared so that he might begin his great workmen he collected from every land: An-themius of Lydia, well skilled in the art of building,and Isidorus of Miletus, a man with the ability tocarry out the plans of the Emperor. A great and glorious church to the glory of Godshalt thou build
More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts . but within may be brightness. Thusshall it be, oh Justinian, and God shall prosper theein thy great undertaking! Scarcely could the Emperor wait until the morninglight appeared so that he might begin his great workmen he collected from every land: An-themius of Lydia, well skilled in the art of building,and Isidorus of Miletus, a man with the ability tocarry out the plans of the Emperor. A great and glorious church to the glory of Godshalt thou build, cried Justinian, standing erect andstrong before them, his eyes filled with the vision ofthe church which had been revealed to him, while byhis side stood the Empress full of joy and ready withwords of encouragement. As the Emperor talked and the plan of the churchunfolded itself, the workmens eyes began to sparkle 42 JUSTINIAN AND THEODORA and they, too, were fired with enthusiasm, and withswift fingers they sketched a plan of the church andwere eager to lay the time did they lose, and when the site was meas-. JUSTINIAN AND HIS ATTENDANTS A Byzantine Mosaic, 6th century A. D. Ravenna, Church of San stands the great Emperor Justinian and his court in their long robes. ured, the Emperor bade Eutychius, an old and holyman, to offer prayers for its safe building. Then didthe Emperor take the first stone and lay it in itsplace, saying, Many thanks do I return for the JUSTINIAN AND THEODORA 43 angel who appeared to me in a dream disclosing tome the form of the church to be built and may itgrow in all its glory and live through the ages to thewonderment of men and the worship of God! One hundred master workmen, each with a hun-dred men, making ten thousand in all shall there be,decreed the Emperor, that the work may go quickly,for I long to see the completion of this vision of mydreams! Great then was the excitement, the hurry and thebustle, and the Empre
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