CHAPTER I.

Injustice of Roman Governors--Nero Emperor--Vespasian and Titus Sent to Judea--Fortifications of Jerusalem--Titus Offers Terms of Peace--Horrors of the Siege--Women Devour their own Children--Temple Burned--City Destroyed--Dispersion of the Jews--Universal Apostasy--Priesthood no More--Ideas of God Perverted--Worship Corrupted with Heathen Rites--Persecution of Christians--Emperor Constantine--Rise of Monastic Order.