A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . > 0 CS Z 0) ?§ Ä ?>?.-J .3 ?!l S » J- -S0 S D5 at> ~ 0 -; 2 a > 0 NOVGOROD IN THE THIKTEENTH CENTURY. 389 peculiarly Slavonic seniorate as the principle of succession. Forwhen YaroslalT (1019-1054), to avoid dynastic quarrels, settledthat each of his five sons should rule independently in his princi-pality, while the eldest, as Grand Prince of Kieff, should as head ofthe family exercise a certain moral authority, the settlement onlyled to disruption. The inevitable conflict ensued naturally eno
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . > 0 CS Z 0) ?§ Ä ?>?.-J .3 ?!l S » J- -S0 S D5 at> ~ 0 -; 2 a > 0 NOVGOROD IN THE THIKTEENTH CENTURY. 389 peculiarly Slavonic seniorate as the principle of succession. Forwhen YaroslalT (1019-1054), to avoid dynastic quarrels, settledthat each of his five sons should rule independently in his princi-pality, while the eldest, as Grand Prince of Kieff, should as head ofthe family exercise a certain moral authority, the settlement onlyled to disruption. The inevitable conflict ensued naturally enough,and threatened the continuance of Vladimirs national culture. Thewdde-spread disintegration exposed Russia to numerous reverses inthe middle of the twelfth century. Its Slavic neighbors freedthemselves from dependence upon it, and widened their boundariesat its expense. Meanwhile the city of Novgorod rose to a most Z—. Fig. 1(17.— FivÄ coins of Vladimir, obverse and reverse. The two middle ones ofthe upper row are gold coins, the rest silver ones, Bjzantine type. peculiar position. This self-governing community not only electedits own mayor and archbishop, but also chose its own , it made its own laws, and intrusted the sujiervision oflegislation and administration to an annually appointed its chosen ruler, Novgorod, in the course of the thirteenthcentury, conquered the land from the White Sea to t^ie ocean andtlie Ural Mountains (Plate XVI.). Its colonies penetrated iioith- EXPLAN.\TI0N OF \TK XIV. The Miracle of the Holy Virgin in Kovgorod in the Church of the Birth of theVirgin. (Antiquitcs de IKnipire de Kussie.) TUANSLATION OF THE INSCKIPTION. The picture of the Holy Mother of God in Great Novgorod, which is in Elias Street,wrought a miracle tor the citizens there dwelling and their town. For when God hadgiven them a ruler who walked in Ills ways, the inhabi
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