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	CHAPTER - DESTRUCTION OF PAGANISM
		The hall, or temple, in which they assembled, was adorned by the statue and altar of Victory; a majestic female standing on a globe, with flowing garments, expanded wings, and a crown of laurel in her outstretched hand.
		The senators were sworn on the altar of the goddess to observe the laws of the emperor and of the empire: and a solemn offering of wine and incense was the ordinary prelude of their public deliberations.
		The clergy vehemently exclaimed, that he aggravated the crime of rebellion by the guilt of apostasy; that, by his permission, the altar of victory was again restored; and that the idolatrous symbols of Jupiter and Hercules were displayed in the field, against the invincible standard of the cross.
	www.godrules.net /library/gibbon/82gibbon_c2.htm (6232 words)

	Eugenius
		Following the mysterious death of Valentinian II, the general Arbogast[?] was forced to save his life by elevating the administrator Eugenius to emperor.
		A pagan, one of Eugenius's immediate acts was to restore the Altar of Victory[?] to the Senate House in Rome.
		Theodosius eventually confronted this rebellion, invading Italy and defeating Eugenius' army at the Battle of Frigidius[?] on September 6, 394.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/eu/Eugenius.html (88 words)

	From Looters, Ancient Maya Altar Rescued (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Another altar from the ball court was unearthed in 1915 and is currently on display at Guatemala's National Museum of Archaeology, where it is considered the museum's greatest treasure.
		A.D. 796—A 600-pound (270-kilogram) stone altar is commissioned by Taj Chan Ahk, the Maya lord of Cancuén, to commemorate a summit with the vassal king of a neighboring kingdom.
		August 2003—The authorities learn that their efforts to make the altar too hot to sell have been effective when they hear from Maya villagers that it has been moved back to the region from which it was stolen and then buried until it can be sold safely.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2003/10/1029_031030_mayaaltar.html (1291 words)

	Untitled Document
		The altar was to be where you would be sacrificed and your life taken away from you.
		However, the lesson to be learned was that Isaac had survived a brutal experience on the altar and even though he escaped physically, mentally he spent too many years lying on the altar he survived.
		It is not until you get down off the altar, leave the pain and anger behind (forgive) and move on with your life that a bad experience can be turned into a good one.
	www.praisepower.org /pages/altar.html (1473 words)

	Idea for new map n HA - Guild Wars Forums - GW Guru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The team that was holding the first altar is at a disadvantage at caping the next because the other hero's could be closer to the new altars waiting to see which one becomes “hot”.
		To make it easy to see what altar is “hot” at any one time and who if anyone is holding I suggest that all the altars have torches like in the first relic run.
		Only problem I see is if one team screws up in the first 2 altars and gets no time capped, they will see they have very low chance of winning even though theres still 4 minutes to play and just ragequit or gank the team of their choice to decide who wins.
	www.guildwarsguru.com /forum/showthread.php?p=2372256#post2372256 (2081 words)

	Rome - Vol III, Chapter XXVIII, Part 1
		The hall, or temple, in which they assembled, was adorned by the statue and altar of Victory; 7 a majestic female standing on a globe, with flowing garments, expanded wings, and a crown of laurel in her outstretched hand.
		8 The senators were sworn on the altar of the goddess to observe the laws of the emperor and of the empire: and a solemn offering of wine and incense was the ordinary prelude of their public deliberations.
		Four respectable deputations were successively voted to the Imperial court, 13 to represent the grievances of the priesthood and the senate, and to solicit the restoration of the altar of Victory.
	www.cca.org /cm/rome/vol3/ch2801.html (1676 words)

	Altar of the Heavens
		Upon intonation of the "Gloria," the veil is taken away and the statue is paraded to a Nativity Crib in the left side nave.
		A thirteenth-century altar, long believed to be Augustus' original construction, recounts the myth on its stone slabs, and displays in a porphyry urn above, what are said to be the remains of St. Helena, mother of Constantine, who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.
		Although most art historians date the Madonna to the twelfth century, an Aracoeli legend claims that the image, painted on a piece of beech wood, was carried by Pope Saint Gregory the Great in the year 594 through the streets of Rome, and brought about the city's deliverance from a terrible plague.
	www.premier.net /~Italy/altar.htm (1544 words)

	Roman Festival Calendar: Additions
		commemorating the victory of Caesar at Munda (45)
		commemorating the victory of Caesar at Alexandria (47)
		commemorating the victory of Caesar in Spain and in Pontus (47)
	www.csun.edu /~hcfll004/feriae.html (176 words)

	CHURCH FATHERS: Letter 18 (Ambrose)
		But, says he, let the altars be restored to the images, and their ornaments to the shrines.
		The first victory of chastity is to conquer the desire of wealth, for the pursuit of gain is a temptation to modesty.
		This is the victory of faith, that they themselves now blame the acts of their ancestors whose deeds they condemn.
	www.newadvent.org /fathers/340918.htm (3765 words)

	Destruction of Paganism
		But the emperor yet spared the statues of the gods which were exposed to the public veneration: four hundred and twenty-four temples, or chapels, still remained to satisfy the devotion of the people; and in every quarter of Rome the delicacy of the Christians was offended by the fumes of idolatrous sacrifice.
		Theodosius distinguished his liberal regard for virtue and genius by the consular dignity, which he bestowed on Symmachus; and by the personal friendship which he expressed to Libanius; and the two eloquent apologists of Paganism were never required either to change or to dissemble their religious opinions.
		In the age which followed the conversion of Constantine, the emperors, the consuls, and the generals of armies, devoutly visited the sepulchres of a tentmaker and a fisherman; and their venerable bones were deposited under the altars of Christ, on which the bishops of the royal city continually offered the unbloody sacrifice.
	www.worldspirituality.org /destruction-paganism.html (6412 words)

	OLV Basilica: The Main Altar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The altar features a nine-foot-tall, 1,600-pound statue of Our Lady of Victory which was sculpted in Italy and personally blessed by Pope Pius XI.
		Flanking the altar are four swirled marble columns of rare red marble.
		On the ceiling over the altar, an elongated panel represents "Queen of All Saints" -- among the saints are Mary Magdelene, Anthony, Elizabeth, Anne, and Theresa.
	www.ourladyofvictory.org /Basilica/altar.html (227 words)

	The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire XXVIII
		Their robes of purple, chariots of state, and sumptuous entertainments attracted the admiration of the people; and they received, from the consecrated lands and the public revenue, an ample stipend, which liberally supported the splendour of the priesthood and all the expenses of the religious worship of the state.
		to represent the grievances of the priesthood and the senate, and to solicit the restoration of the altar of Victory.
		Arguments like these, when they were suggested by a favourite bishop, had power to prevent the restoration of the altar of Victory; but the same arguments fell with much more energy and effect from the mouth of a conqueror, and the gods of antiquity were dragged in triumph at the chariot-wheels of Theodosius.
	www.ccel.org /g/gibbon/decline/volume1/chap28.htm (6845 words)

	Christ Victory Church
		Before you ever come to Christ Victory Assembly you have so many basic questions you may be thinking about but are too afraid to ask.
		Deep emotion and excitement may or may not be demonstrated at the altars, but everyone who calls on God in faith receives something.
		At Christ Victory Assembly you matter, and we want you to feel the love that God has for you through us.
	www.christvictory.org /expect.htm (613 words)

	Ambrose Summary
		His commanding leadership and vigilant political maneuvering assured the victory of the orthodox party, and nonorthodox bishops were removed from their sees by government action.
		In 392, after the assassination of Valentinian II and the usurpation of Eugenius, Ambrose fled from Milan; but when Theodosius was eventually victorious, he supplicated the emperor for the pardon of those who had supported Eugenius.
		The chief causes of his victory over his opponents were his great popularity and the reverence paid to the episcopal character at that period.
	www.bookrags.com /Ambrose (4579 words)

	Great Altar of Pergamon subject of President's Choice Lecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For the past 30 years archaeologists have been trying to reconstruct a complicated Hellenistic bronze group that was created between 188 and 168 B.C. at Rhodes and later displayed at the Hippodrome of Constantinople, but ultimately melted down by the crusaders in 1204.
		About 40 years ago, 7,000 fragments of a marble copy of the famous bronze masterpiece were found at Sperlonga, and the emerging composition is considered a forerunner of the art of Phyromachos, the leading artist of the Great Altar of Pergamon.
		As each piece is recovered, it becomes easier to understand the meaning of the Great Altar as a victory monument, to appreciate the historic importance of this work of art, and to date the Great Altar.
	www.stanford.edu /dept/news/pr/96/960116pergamon.html (355 words)

	Altar and Tools
		Your altar and tools are very important and should be assembled with care and consideration.
		In Celtic lore, the sword was thought to hold within it the soul of the person who weilded it, and therefore to possess the sword of the enemy was to possess their spirit.
		Placed on the center of the altar the pentacle is a disc on which a pentagram is carved, painted or engraved.
	pages.prodigy.net /testoverride/witchcraft/altar.htm (1230 words)

	DECLINE & FALL
		The hall or temple in which they assembled was adorned by the statue and altar of Victory;(7) a majestic female standing on a globe, with flowing garments, expanded wings, and a crown of laurel in her outstretched hand.
		The conduct of this important business was intrusted to the eloquent Symmachus,(14) a wealthy and noble senator, who united the sacred characters of pontiff and augur with the civil dignities of proconsul of Africa and praefect of the city.
		Theodosius distinguished his liberal regard for virtue and genius by the consular dignity which he bestowed on Symmachus,(62) and by the personal friendship which he expressed to Libanius; (63) and the two eloquent apologists of Paganism were never required either to change or to dissemble their religious opinions.
	matrix.csustan.edu /XLib/History/Decline/volume1/chap28.htm (6097 words)

	Living in Victory
		This book helps men see the bigger picture and find God's plan for their lives now that they are walking in victory over sexual sin.
		As children of God, the bountiful life of Victory in Christ is theirs for the taking.
		An emphasis on man’s pride and self-centeredness puts a perspective on the issue of living in victory that is much needed in today’s world.
	www.purelifeministries.org /Bookstore/Products/Books/BVICTORY.htm (725 words)

	CHURCH FATHERS: The Memorial (Symmachus)
		The memorial sets forth a request that the old religion should be restored, and the Altar of Victory again erected in the Senate House, that the ancient customs might be observed.
		All things are indeed filled with God, and no place is safe for the perjured, but to be urged in the very presence of religious forms has great power in producing a fear of sinning.
		That altar preserves the concord of all, that altar appeals to the good faith of each, and nothing gives more authority to our decrees than that the whole of our order issues every decree as it were under the sanction of an oath.
	www.newadvent.org /fathers/3410.htm (2219 words)

	Chapter Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin. of History of The Decline And Fall of The Roman ...
		In the midst of their deliberations, two veterans of the guards, actuated either by curiosity or a sinister motive, audaciously thrust themselves into the house, and advanced by degrees beyond the altar of Victory.
		Those who escaped the first fury of the tumult took refuge in the camp, which they defended with superior advantage against the reiterated attacks of the people, assisted by the numerous bands of gladiators, the property of opulent nobles.
		The soldiers must now learn a new doctrine of submission to the senate; and whatever clemency was affected by that politic assembly, they dreaded a slow revenge, colored by the name of discipline, and justified by fair pretences of the public good.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/1/62/109/25649/9.html (807 words)

	Saint Luke Orthodox Church - Events
		Another noted Father of the Western Church, St. Augustine (June 15), bore witness to this, having accepted holy Baptism in the year 387 by the grace of the preaching of the bishop of Mediolanum.
		Thus, the emperor Gracian (375-383), having received from him the "Exposition of the Orthodox Faith" (De Fide), removed, by decree of the saint, the altar of Victory from the halls of the Senate at Rome, on which oaths were wont to be taken.
		The saint was buried in the Ambrosian basilica in Mediolanum, beneath the altar, between the Martyrs Protasius and Gervasius (October 14).
	www.stlukeorthodox.com /html/saints/stambroseofmilan.cfm (882 words)

	The Altar of God (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		I had this overwhelming feeling that God would visit the altar once I had finished its construction but really had no idea how wonderful it was going to be.
		The ultimate completion of The Altar of God has produced a solidity in me that I so desperately needed and for which I so desperately longed.
		No, it's not a state of the art sanctuary filled with all of the comforts and conveniences that are available today.
	www.altarofgod.info (347 words)

	SELECTIONS FROM THE LETTERS OF ST. AMBROSE: MEMORIAL OF SYMMACHUS THE PREFECT OF THE CITY
		Symmachus in the name of the heathen members of the Senate asks that the Altar of Victory, which had been removed by Gratian, should be restored in the Senate House, and that oaths should be taken there as of old.
		In A.D. 382 he headed a deputation of the Senate to the Emperor Gratian to request the replacement of the Altar of Victory in the Senate House, and the restoration of their endowments to the Vestal Virgins and the colleges of priests.
		The statue and Altar of Victory in question had been first removed by Constantius, son of Constantine, when at Rome, A.D. 356, but were restored by Julian with other heathen symbols and rites.
	www.synaxis.org /ecf/volume33/ECF00021.htm (11104 words)

	ALTAR CALL 2004
		Blessed are those who read these words and those who hear this prophecy and Believe it and, keeping true to the promise, share the promise with others who desire the Vision and the Glory of the Maize and the Blue.
		The contents of this Altar Call 2004 are copyrighted and may not be used without the expressed, written consent of Father John Haldane.
		The first Altar Call in 1997 predicted with uncanny accuracy the undefeated, national championship season of the University of Michigan.
	members.cox.net /father.john/PollSite/altarcall2004.htm (1028 words)

	Quintus Aurelius Symmachus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 382, the Emperor Gratian, a Christian, ordered the Altar of Victory removed from the Curia, theRoman Senate house in the Forum.
		He took advantage of the moment to implore the new emperor, Valentinian II, to restore the famous Altar of Victory, symbolic of traditional Roman civil religion, to its accustomed place in the Senate.
		In an age when all religious communities credited the divine power with direct involvement in human affairs, Symmachus argues that the removal of the altar had caused a famine and its restoration would be beneficial in other ways.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quintus_Aurelius_Symmachus (502 words)

	St. Ambrose
		She presented herself at the foot of the altar, where she made her profession before the people; the bishop preached to her and gave her the veil which distinguished her from other virgins; but her hair was not cut, as was done in the initiation of clergymen and monks.
		In autumn, in the year 384, this man presented a request to Valentinian, in the name of the senate, begging that the altar of victory might be re-established in the senate-house, and the salaries restored to the priests and vestal virgins; to which he ascribed the victories and prosperity of ancient Rome.
		As this victory was rather God's than his own, his first care was that a solemn thanksgiving should be rendered to him throughout his whole empire.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/STAMBROS.HTM (9397 words)

	The Policy of the Succeeding Emperors Toward Heathenism
		Gratian, who followed Valentinian in the rule of the West, while he issued no sweeping prohibition against the practice of heathenism, dealt it a destructive blow by ordering that the revenues of the temples, and the public support which had been given to priests and vestals, should be withdrawn.
		He also commanded the statue and altar of Victory to be removed from the Senate.
		As regards heathenism, his decrees and his practice indicated for a considerable time a wavering between toleration and proscription; but in 391 he entered decidedly upon a policy of total repression, -that is, of heathen rites.
	www.edwardtbabinski.us /sheldon/emperors.html (1062 words)

	Symmachus, Ambrose and the Altar of Victory
		382 he headed a deputation of the Senate to the Emperor Gratian to request the replacement of the Altar of Victory in the Senate House, and the restoration of their endowments to the Vestal Virgins and the colleges of priests.
		In the next year, Eugenius, who had been made Emperor by Flavian and Arbogastes, restored the Altar of Victory, which however was finally removed by Theodosius after the defeat of Eugenius and Arbogastes.
		The Altar of Christ rejects your gifts, because you have made an altar for idols, for the voice is yours, the hand is yours, the subscription is yours, the deed is yours.
	www29.homepage.villanova.edu /christopher.haas/symm-ambr.htm (7855 words)

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