Constantine the Great: The Reorganisation of the Empire and the Triumph of the Church |
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Page 228 - Father, only-begotten, that is to say, of the substance of the Father, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made...
Page 228 - We believe in One God, the Father Almighty, Maker of all things, visible and invisible. And in One Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten of the Father...
Page 264 - Hellespont may be considered as the two gates of Constantinople, and the prince who possessed those important passages could always shut them against a naval enemy and open them to the fleets of commerce.
Page 263 - Situated in the forty-first degree of latitude, the imperial city commanded, from her seven hills, the opposite shores of Europe and Asia ; the climate was healthy and temperate, the soil fertile, the harbour secure and capacious ; and the approach on the side of the continent was of small extent and easy defence.