Book V

The Conquest of Judaea The End of the German Revolt

ARGUMENTS OF CELSUS, PORPHYRY, and THE EMPEROR JULIAN, AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS; ALSO EXTRACTS FROM DIODORUS SICULUS, JOSEPHUS, AND TACITUS, RELATING TO THE JEWS, TOGETHER WITH AN APPENDIX; CONTAINING: THE ORATION OF LIBANIUS IN DEFENCE OF THE TEMPLES OF THE HEATHENS, TRANSLATED BY DR. LARDNER; AND EXTRACTS FROM BINGHAM'S ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. By [Thomas Taylor]

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. THE ARGUMENTS OF CELSUS AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS EXTRACTS FROM, AND INFORMATION RELATIVE TO, THE TREATISE OF PORPHYRY A FRAGMENT OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH BOOK OF DIODORUS SICULUS. FROM MANETHO RESPECTING THE ISRAELITES. EXTRACTS FROM THE FIFTH BOOK OF TACITUS RESPECTING THE JEWS, AS EXTRACTS FROM THE WORKS OF THE EMPEROR JULIAN RELATIVE TO THE APPENDIX EXTRACTS FROM BINGHAM'S ANTIQUITIES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH*, ILLUSTRATIONS Celsus Porphyry Julian