THE century which separates Nero from Marcus Aurelius is of exceptional interest. The monster or mountebank who ruled the world when it opened was the " Caesar " to whom St. Paul " appealed " ; under the Imperial philosopher who closes it Polycarp suffered martyrdom, and throughout it great historic figures tread one after another the mighty stage. Preachers, historians, and novelists have found in its annals a constant theme for picturesque, emotional, and even eloquent discourse. It was an age of material prosperity to • Roman Society from Nero to Marcus dartlitts. By Dr. Samuel London : Macmillan and Co.
