. Outlines of ancient and modern history, of a new plan, embracing biographical notices of illustrious persons, and general views of the geography, population, politics, religion, military and naval affairs, arts, literature, manners, customs, and society, of ancient and modern nations. Conversion of Constantine. P. St. Bernard preaching to the Crusaders. P. 134. ROMAN EMPIRE. 53 liance with the civil power, to consist with its highest pros-perity. § The character of Constantine has been the subject of extravaganteulogy, or violent ceasure, according as friends or foes have beenconcerned
. Outlines of ancient and modern history, of a new plan, embracing biographical notices of illustrious persons, and general views of the geography, population, politics, religion, military and naval affairs, arts, literature, manners, customs, and society, of ancient and modern nations. Conversion of Constantine. P. St. Bernard preaching to the Crusaders. P. 134. ROMAN EMPIRE. 53 liance with the civil power, to consist with its highest pros-perity. § The character of Constantine has been the subject of extravaganteulogy, or violent ceasure, according as friends or foes have beenconcerned in drawing it. We shall do well perhaps to strike thebalance between the different representations—the prejudices of thecoteraporary pagans against it we should little regard, nor shouldwe think too much of the panegyric which was resorted to for itsvindication, by the professed Christians of his day. It was a highlymixed character which he possessed. This emperor was the author of an essential change in tlieRoman aflliirs, in another respect besides that of religion. Intransferring tlie seat of the empire from Rome to Constantino-ple, he affected its condition during the remainder of its ex-istence. This step accelerated the destruction of the decay-ing fabric. His motives in this project cannot be accurately
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