, the influence of his writings accounted for, i. 258.

Sens, Council of, report of, to Rome, ii. 11.

Sensation, Democritus confounds it with thought, i. 125.

Senses, Algazzali's doctrine of the fallibility of, ii. 50.

Septuagint Bible, the translators of, entertained by Ptolemy
Philadelphus, i. 190.

Serapion, causes of its umbrage to Archbishop Theophilus, i. 318.
Destruction of, i. 319.

Serapis, establishment of the worship of, i. 187.
Description of the temple of, i. 318.
Statue of, destroyed, i. 319.
Temple of, used for a hospital, i. 399.

Servetus, the burning of, by Calvin, ii. 226.
Almost detected the circulation of the blood, ii. 285.

Servile rebellion in Sicily, i. 247.

Seville, tower of, an observatory built by the Arabs, ii. 42.

Shakespeare, quotation from, i. 207.
His position with regard to English literature, ii. 249.

Shepherds, the, their exertions in behalf of King Louis, ii. 76.

Shiites, one of the seventy-three Mohammedan sects, i. 347.

Sigismund, Emperor, his treacherous conduct to John Huss, ii. 101.

Silver, its comparative value in Rome, i. 251.

Simon Magus, an Oriental magician, wonders related of, ii. 114.

Simony, organization of, ii. 97.

Sirius, its supposed influence on the waters of the Nile, i. 90.

Slave system, Roman, i. 249.

Slavery under Charlemagne, i. 373.
Recognized in certain cases in Mexico, ii. 176.

Slavians converted by Greek missionaries, i. 367.

Smyrna, Erasistratus established a school there, i. 399.

Snow, distribution of, in Europe, i. 26.

Snowy days, number of, at various places, i. 26.

Social war, important results of, i. 247.
Eminence, no preservative from social delusion, ii. 117.

Society, the intellectual class the true representative of a
community, i. 13.

Sociology, comparative, ii. 359.

Socrates, Aristophanes excites the people against, i. 47.
His mode of teaching, and his doctrines, i. 143.
Character of, in Athens, i. 146.
"The Mad," i. 150.

Solar system proves the existence of law, i. 4.

Soliman the Magnificent takes Belgrade, ii. 109.

Sonnites, one of the seventy-three Mohammedan sects, i. 347.

Sopater accused of magic, and decapitated, i. 310.

Sophists, their doctrines, i. 135. Their influence, i. 220.

Sorcery, intermingling of magic and, i. 402.
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