The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation . ^i^. Landing of the Normans in Sicily , Chapter XLIIROME UNDER THE POPES UT of all the hideous turmoil of blood and flame, onepower rose indestructible and triumphant. This wasChristianity, the single influence that had remainedpure and sweet and strong, amid the corruption anddecay of the Empire. Awe of this new, strange power of holiness checked even the
The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation . ^i^. Landing of the Normans in Sicily , Chapter XLIIROME UNDER THE POPES UT of all the hideous turmoil of blood and flame, onepower rose indestructible and triumphant. This wasChristianity, the single influence that had remainedpure and sweet and strong, amid the corruption anddecay of the Empire. Awe of this new, strange power of holiness checked even the wildest marauders. Goths and Vandals stayed their swords before the doors of churches. The hand of God became, as it were, visible to save what was left of the world from utter destruction. When Alboin, the first Lombard king, conquered Pavia, he had sworn to slay every person in the city. His horse reared in the gateway of the town, and refused to advance. It is because of your unchristian oath, cried his followers; and, awed by the seeming interposition of heaven, Alboin retracted his evil vow. Even the unspeakable horrors that accompanied the sack of cities were lessened by Christianity, since each church became an asylum in which the
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