[Footnote103:AmongthecrowdofancientsandmodernswhohavecelebratedtheedificeofSt。Sophia,Ishalldistinguishandfollow,1。Fouroriginalspectatorsandhistorians:Procopius,deEdific。l。i。c。1,Agathias,l。v。p。152,153,PaulSilentiarius,inapoemof1026hexameters,andcalcemAnnaeCommen。Alexiad。,andEvagrius,l。iv。c。31。2。TwolegendaryGreeksofalaterperiod:GeorgeCodinus,deOrigin。C。P。p。64
—74,andtheanonymouswriterofBanduri,Imp。Orient。tom。i。
l。iv。p。65—80。3。ThegreatByzantineantiquarian。Ducange,Comment。adPaulSilentiar。p。525—598,andC。P。Christ。l。
iii。p。5—78。4。TwoFrenchtravellers—theone,PeterGyllius,deTopograph。C。P。l。ii。c。3,4,inthexvith;theother,Grelot,VoyagedeC。P。p。95—164,Paris,1680,in4to:hehasgivenplans,prospects,andinsideviewsofSt。
Sophia;andhisplans,thoughonasmallerscale,appearmorecorrectthanthoseofDucange。IhaveadoptedandreducedthemeasuresofGrelot:butasnoChristiancannowascendthedome,theheightisborrowedfromEvagrius,comparedwithGyllius,Greaves,andtheOrientalGeographer。]
[Footnote104:Solomon\'stemplewassurroundedwithcourts,porticos,&c。;buttheproperstructureofthehouseofGodwasnomoreifwetaketheEgyptianorHebrewcubicat22inches
than55feetinheight,362/3inbreadth,and110inlength—asmallparishchurch,saysPrideaux,Connection,vol。i。p。144,folio;butfewsanctuariescouldbevaluedatfourorfivemillionssterling!
Note*:HistofJews,volip257。—M]
[Footnote105:PaulSilentiarius,indarkandpoeticlanguage,describesthevariousstonesandmarblesthatwereemployedintheedificeofSt。Sophia,P。ii。p。129,133,&c。,&c。:
1。TheCarystian—pale,withironveins。
2。ThePhrygian—oftwosorts,bothofarosyhue;theonewithawhiteshade,theotherpurple,withsilverflowers。
3。ThePorphyryofEgypt—withsmallstars。
4。ThegreenmarbleofLaconia。
5。TheCarian—fromMountIassis,withobliqueveins,whiteandred。
6。TheLydian—pale,witharedflower。
7。TheAfrican,orMauritanian—ofagoldorsaffronhue。
8。TheCeltic—black,withwhiteveins。
9。TheBosphoric—white,withblackedges。BesidestheProconnesianwhichformedthepavement;theThessalian,Molossian,&c。,whicharelessdistinctlypainted。]
Sominuteadescriptionofanedificewhichtimehasrespected,mayattestthetruth,andexcusetherelation,oftheinnumerableworks,bothinthecapitalandprovinces,whichJustinianconstructedonasmallerscaleandlessdurablefoundations。^106InConstantinoplealoneandtheadjacentsuburbs,hededicatedtwenty—fivechurchestothehonorofChrist,theVirgin,andthesaints:mostofthesechurchesweredecoratedwithmarbleandgold;andtheirvarioussituationwasskilfullychoseninapopuloussquare,orapleasantgrove;onthemarginofthesea—shore,oronsomeloftyeminencewhichoverlookedthecontinentsofEuropeandAsia。ThechurchoftheHolyApostlesatConstantinople,andthatofSt。JohnatEphesus,appeartohavebeenframedonthesamemodel:theirdomesaspiredtoimitatethecupolasofSt。Sophia;butthealtarwasmorejudiciouslyplacedunderthecentreofthedome,atthejunctionoffourstatelyporticos,whichmoreaccuratelyexpressedthefigureoftheGreekcross。TheVirginofJerusalemmightexultinthetempleerectedbyherImperialvotaryonamostungratefulspot,whichaffordedneithergroundnormaterialstothearchitect。Alevelwasformedbyraisingpartofadeepvalleytotheheightofthemountain。Thestonesofaneighboringquarrywerehewnintoregularforms;eachblockwasfixedonapeculiarcarriage,drawnbyfortyofthestrongestoxen,andtheroadswerewidenedforthepassageofsuchenormousweights。Lebanonfurnishedherloftiestcedarsforthetimbersofthechurch;andtheseasonablediscoveryofaveinofredmarblesupplieditsbeautifulcolumns,twoofwhich,thesupportersoftheexteriorportico,wereesteemedthelargestintheworld。ThepiousmunificenceoftheemperorwasdiffusedovertheHolyLand;andifreasonshouldcondemnthemonasteriesofbothsexeswhichwerebuiltorrestoredbyJustinian,yetcharitymustapplaudthewellswhichhesunk,andthehospitalswhichhefounded,forthereliefofthewearypilgrims。TheschismaticaltemperofEgyptwasillentitledtotheroyalbounty;butinSyriaandAfrica,someremedieswereappliedtothedisastersofwarsandearthquakes,andbothCarthageandAntioch,emergingfromtheirruins,mightreverethenameoftheirgraciousbenefactor。^107
Almosteverysaintinthecalendaracquiredthehonorsofatemple;almosteverycityoftheempireobtainedthesolidadvantagesofbridges,hospitals,andaqueducts;butthesevereliberalityofthemonarchdisdainedtoindulgehissubjectsinthepopularluxuryofbathsandtheatres。WhileJustinianlaboredforthepublicservice,hewasnotunmindfulofhisowndignityandease。TheByzantinepalace,whichhadbeendamagedbytheconflagration,wasrestoredwithnewmagnificence;andsomenotionmaybeconceivedofthewholeedifice,bythevestibuleorhall,which,fromthedoorsperhaps,ortheroof,wassurnamedchalce,orthebrazen。Thedomeofaspaciousquadranglewassupportedbymassypillars;thepavementandwallswereincrustedwithmany—coloredmarbles—theemeraldgreenofLaconia,thefieryred,andthewhitePhrygianstone,intersectedwithveinsofasea—greenhue:themosaicpaintingsofthedomeandsidesrepresentedthegloriesoftheAfricanandItaliantriumphs。OntheAsiaticshoreofthePropontis,atasmalldistancetotheeastofChalcedon,thecostlypalaceandgardensofHeraeum^108werepreparedforthesummerresidenceofJustinian,andmoreespeciallyofTheodora。Thepoetsoftheagehavecelebratedtherareallianceofnatureandart,theharmonyofthenymphsofthegroves,thefountains,andthewaves:yetthecrowdofattendantswhofollowedthecourtcomplainedoftheirinconvenientlodgings,^109andthenymphsweretoooftenalarmedbythefamousPorphyrio,awhaleoftencubitsinbreadth,andthirtyinlength,whowasstrandedatthemouthoftheRiverSangaris,afterhehadinfestedmorethanhalfacenturytheseasofConstantinople。^110
[Footnote106:ThesixbooksoftheEdificesofProcopiusarethusdistributedthefirstisconfinedtoConstantinople:thesecondincludesMesopotamiaandSyriathethird,ArmeniaandtheEuxine;thefourth,Europe;thefifth,AsiaMinorandPalestine;
thesixth,EgyptandAfrica。Italyisforgotbytheemperororthehistorian,whopublishedthisworkofadulationbeforethedateA。D。555ofitsfinalconquest。]
[Footnote107:Justinianoncegaveforty—fivecentenariesofgold180,000lfortherepairsofAntiochaftertheearthquake,JohnMalala,tom。iip146—149。]
[Footnote108:FortheHeraeum,thepalaceofTheodora,seeGyllius,deBosphoroThracio,l。iii。c。xi。,Aleman。Not。
ad。Anec。p。80,81,whoquotesseveralepigramsoftheAnthology,andDucange,C。P。Christ。l。iv。c。13,p。175,176。]
[Footnote109:Compare,intheEdifices,l。i。c。11,andintheAnecdotes,c。8,15。thedifferentstylesofadulationandmalevolence:strippedofthepaint,orcleansedfromthedirt,theobjectappearstobethesame。]
[Footnote110:Procopius,l。viii。29;mostprobablyastrangerandwanderer,astheMediterraneandoesnotbreedwhales。
Balaenaequoqueinnostramariapenetrant,Plin。Hist。Natur。
ix。2。Betweenthepolarcircleandthetropic,thecetaceousanimalsoftheoceangrowtothelengthof50,80,or100feet,Hist。desVoyages,tom。xv。p。289。Pennant\'sBritishZoology,vol。iii。p。35。]
ThefortificationsofEuropeandAsiaweremultipliedbyJustinian;buttherepetitionofthosetimidandfruitlessprecautionsexposes,toaphilosophiceye,thedebilityoftheempire。^111FromBelgradetotheEuxine,fromtheconfluxoftheSavetothemouthoftheDanube,achainofabovefourscorefortifiedplaceswasextendedalongthebanksofthegreatriver。
Singlewatch—towerswerechangedintospaciouscitadels;vacantwalls,whichtheengineerscontractedorenlargedaccordingtothenatureoftheground,werefilledwithcoloniesorgarrisons;
astrongfortressdefendedtheruinsofTrajan\'sbridge,^112andseveralmilitarystationsaffectedtospreadbeyondtheDanubetheprideoftheRomanname。Butthatnamewasdivestedofitsterrors;theBarbarians,intheirannualinroads,passed,andcontemptuouslyrepassed,beforetheseuselessbulwarks;andtheinhabitantsofthefrontier,insteadofreposingundertheshadowofthegeneraldefence,werecompelledtoguard,withincessantvigilance,theirseparatehabitations。Thesolitudeofancientcities,wasreplenished;thenewfoundationsofJustinianacquired,perhapstoohastily,theepithetsofimpregnableandpopulous;andtheauspiciousplaceofhisownnativityattractedthegratefulreverenceofthevainestofprinces。UnderthenameofJustinianaprima,theobscurevillageofTauresiumbecametheseatofanarchbishopandapraefect,whosejurisdictionextendedoversevenwarlikeprovincesofIllyricum;^113andthecorruptapellationofGiustendilstillindicates,abouttwentymilestothesouthofSophia,theresidenceofaTurkishsanjak。^114Fortheuseoftheemperor\'scountryman,acathedral,aplace,andanaqueduct,werespeedilyconstructed;thepublicandprivateedificeswereadaptedtothegreatnessofaroyalcity;andthestrengthofthewallsresisted,duringthelifetimeofJustinian,theunskilfulassaultsoftheHunsandSclavonians。Theirprogresswassometimesretarded,andtheirhopesofrapineweredisappointed,bytheinnumerablecastleswhich,intheprovincesofDacia,Epirus,Thessaly,Macedonia,andThrace,appearedtocoverthewholefaceofthecountry。Sixhundredofthesefortswerebuiltorrepairedbytheemperor;butitseemsreasonabletobelieve,thatthefargreaterpartconsistedonlyofastoneorbricktower,inthemidstofasquareorcirculararea,whichwassurroundedbyawallandditch,andaffordedinamomentofdangersomeprotectiontothepeasantsandcattleoftheneighboringvillages。^115Yetthesemilitaryworks,whichexhaustedthepublictreasure,couldnotremovethejustapprehensionsofJustinianandhisEuropeansubjects。ThewarmbathsofAnchialusinThracewererenderedassafeastheyweresalutary;buttherichpasturesofThessalonicawereforagedbytheScythiancavalry;thedeliciousvaleofTempe,threehundredmilesfromtheDanube,wascontinuallyalarmedbythesoundofwar;^116andnounfortifiedspot,howeverdistantorsolitary,couldsecurelyenjoytheblessingsofpeace。TheStraitsofThermopylae,whichseemedtoprotect,butwhichhadsooftenbetrayed,thesafetyofGreece,werediligentlystrengthenedbythelaborsofJustinian。Fromtheedgeofthesea—shore,throughtheforestsandvalleys,andasfarasthesummitoftheThessalianmountains,astrongwallwascontinued,whichoccupiedeverypracticableentrance。Insteadofahastycrowdofpeasants,agarrisonoftwothousandsoldierswasstationedalongtherampart;granariesofcornandreservoirsofwaterwereprovidedfortheiruse;andbyaprecautionthatinspiredthecowardicewhichitforesaw,convenientfortresseswereerectedfortheirretreat。ThewallsofCorinth,overthrownbyanearthquake,andthemoulderingbulwarksofAthensandPlataea,werecarefullyrestored;theBarbarianswerediscouragedbytheprospectofsuccessiveandpainfulsieges:andthenakedcitiesofPeloponnesuswerecoveredbythefortificationsoftheIsthmusofCorinth。AttheextremityofEurope,anotherpeninsula,theThracianChersonesus,runsthreedays\'journeyintothesea,toform,withtheadjacentshoresofAsia,theStraitsoftheHellespont。Theintervalsbetweenelevenpopuloustownswerefilledbyloftywoods,fairpastures,andarablelands;andtheisthmus,ofthirtysevenstadiaorfurlongs,hadbeenfortifiedbyaSpartangeneralninehundredyearsbeforethereignofJustinian。^117Inanageoffreedomandvalor,theslightestrampartmaypreventasurprise;andProcopiusappearsinsensibleofthesuperiorityofancienttimes,whilehepraisesthesolidconstructionanddoubleparapetofawall,whoselongarmsstretchedoneithersideintothesea;butwhosestrengthwasdeemedinsufficienttoguardtheChersonesus,ifeachcity,andparticularlyGallipoliandSestus,hadnotbeensecuredbytheirpeculiarfortifications。Thelongwall,asitwasemphaticallystyled,wasaworkasdisgracefulintheobject,asitwasrespectableintheexecution。Therichesofacapitaldiffusethemselvesovertheneighboringcountry,andtheterritoryofConstantinopleaparadiseofnature,wasadornedwiththeluxuriousgardensandvillasofthesenatorsandopulentcitizens。ButtheirwealthservedonlytoattracttheboldandrapaciousBarbarians;thenoblestoftheRomans,inthebosomofpeacefulindolence,wereledawayintoScythiancaptivity,andtheirsovereignmightviewfromhispalacethehostileflameswhichwereinsolentlyspreadtothegatesoftheImperialcity。
Atthedistanceonlyoffortymiles,Anastasiuswasconstrainedtoestablishalastfrontier;hislongwall,ofsixtymilesfromthePropontistotheEuxine,proclaimedtheimpotenceofhisarms;andasthedangerbecamemoreimminent,newfortificationswereaddedbytheindefatigableprudenceofJustinian。^118
[Footnote111:Montesquieuobserves,tom。iii。p。503,ConsiderationssurlaGrandeuretlaDecadencedesRomains,c。
xx。,thatJustinian\'sempirewaslikeFranceinthetimeoftheNormaninroads—neversoweakaswheneveryvillagewasfortified。]
[Footnote112:Procopiusaffirmsl。iv。c。6thattheDanubewasstoppedbytheruinsofthebridge。HadApollodorus,thearchitect,leftadescriptionofhisownwork,thefabulouswondersofDionCassiusllxviii。p。1129wouldhavebeencorrectedbythegenuinepictureTrajan\'sbridgeconsistedoftwentyortwenty—twostonepileswithwoodenarches;theriverisshallow,thecurrentgentle,andthewholeintervalnomorethan443ReimeradDion。fromMarsiglior5l7toises,D\'Anville,GeographieAncienne,tom。i。p。305。]
[Footnote113:OfthetwoDacias,MediterraneaandRipensis,Dardania,Pravalitana,thesecondMaesia,andthesecondMacedonia。SeeJustinianNovell。xi。,whospeaksofhiscastlesbeyondtheDanube,andonominessemperbellicissudoribusinhaerentes。]
[Footnote114:SeeD\'Anville,Memoiresdel\'Academie,&c。,tom。
xxxip。280,299,Rycaut,PresentStateoftheTurkishEmpire,p。97,316,Maxsigli,StatoMilitaredelImperioOttomano,p。
130。ThesanjakofGiustendilisoneofthetwentyunderthebeglerbegofRurselis,andhisdistrictmaintains48zaimsand588timariots。]
[Footnote115:ThesefortificationsmaybecomparedtothecastlesinMingreliaChardin,VoyagesenPerse,tom。i。p。60,131—anaturalpicture。]
[Footnote116:ThevalleyofTempeissituatealongtheRiverPeneus,betweenthehillsofOssaandOlympus:itisonlyfivemileslong,andinsomeplacesnomorethan120feetinbreadth。
ItsverdantbeautiesareelegantlydescribedbyPliny,Hist。
Natur。l。iv。15,andmorediffuselybyAelian,Hist。Var。l。
iii。c。i。]
[Footnote117:XenophonHellenic。l。iii。c。2。AfteralongandtediousconversationwiththeByzantinedeclaimers,howrefreshingisthetruth,thesimplicity,theeleganceofanAtticwriter!]
[Footnote118:SeethelongwallinEvagarius,l。iv。c。38。
ThiswholearticleisdrawnfromthefourthbookoftheEdifices,exceptAnchialus,l。iii。c。7。]
AsiaMinor,afterthesubmissionoftheIsaurians,^119
remainedwithoutenemiesandwithoutfortifications。Thoseboldsavages,whohaddisdainedtobethesubjectsofGallienus,persistedtwohundredandthirtyyearsinalifeofindependenceandrapine。Themostsuccessfulprincesrespectedthestrengthofthemountainsandthedespairofthenatives;theirfiercespiritwassometimessoothedwithgifts,andsometimesrestrainedbyterror;andamilitarycount,withthreelegions,fixedhispermanentandignominiousstationintheheartoftheRomanprovinces。^120Butnosoonerwasthevigilanceofpowerrelaxedordiverted,thanthelight—armedsquadronsdescendedfromthehills,andinvadedthepeacefulplentyofAsia。AlthoughtheIsaurianswerenotremarkableforstatureorbravery,wantrenderedthembold,andexperiencemadethemskilfulintheexerciseofpredatorywar。Theyadvancedwithsecrecyandspeedtotheattackofvillagesanddefencelesstowns;theirflyingpartieshavesometimestouchedtheHellespont,theEuxine,andthegatesofTarsus,Antioch,orDamascus;^121andthespoilwaslodgedintheirinaccessiblemountains,beforetheRomantroopshadreceivedtheirorders,orthedistantprovincehadcomputeditsloss。Theguiltofrebellionandrobberyexcludedthemfromtherightsofnationalenemies;andthemagistrateswereinstructed,byanedict,thatthetrialorpunishmentofanIsaurian,evenonthefestivalofEaster,wasameritoriousactofjusticeandpiety。^122Ifthecaptiveswerecondemnedtodomesticslavery,theymaintained,withtheirswordordagger,theprivatequarreloftheirmasters;anditwasfoundexpedientforthepublictranquillitytoprohibittheserviceofsuchdangerousretainers。WhentheircountrymanTarcalissaeusorZenoascendedthethrone,heinvitedafaithfulandformidablebandofIsaurians,whoinsultedthecourtandcity,andwererewardedbyanannualtributeoffivethousandpoundsofgold。Butthehopesoffortunedepopulatedthemountains,luxuryenervatedthehardinessoftheirmindsandbodies,andinproportionastheymixedwithmankind,theybecamelessqualifiedfortheenjoymentofpoorandsolitaryfreedom。AfterthedeathofZeno,hissuccessorAnastasiussuppressedtheirpensions,exposedtheirpersonstotherevengeofthepeople,banishedthemfromConstantinople,andpreparedtosustainawar,whichleftonlythealternativeofvictoryorservitude。AbrotherofthelastemperorusurpedthetitleofAugustus;hiscausewaspowerfullysupportedbythearms,thetreasures,andthemagazines,collectedbyZeno;andthenativeIsauriansmusthaveformedthesmallestportionofthehundredandfiftythousandBarbariansunderhisstandard,whichwassanctified,forthefirsttime,bythepresenceofafightingbishop。TheirdisorderlynumberswerevanquishedintheplainsofPhrygiabythevaloranddisciplineoftheGoths;butawarofsixyearsalmostexhaustedthecourageoftheemperor。^123TheIsauriansretiredtotheirmountains;
theirfortressesweresuccessivelybesiegedandruined;theircommunicationwiththeseawasintercepted;thebravestoftheirleadersdiedinarms;thesurvivingchiefs,beforetheirexecution,weredraggedinchainsthroughthehippodrome;acolonyoftheiryouthwastransplantedintoThrace,andtheremnantofthepeoplesubmittedtotheRomangovernment。Yetsomegenerationselapsedbeforetheirmindswerereducedtothelevelofslavery。ThepopulousvillagesofMountTauruswerefilledwithhorsemenandarchers:theyresistedtheimpositionoftributes,buttheyrecruitedthearmiesofJustinian;andhiscivilmagistrates,theproconsulofCappadocia,thecountofIsauria,andthepraetorsofLycaoniaandPisidia,wereinvestedwithmilitarypowertorestrainthelicentiouspracticeofrapesandassassinations。^124
[Footnote119:Turnbacktovol。i。p。328。InthecourseofthisHistory,Ihavesometimesmentioned,andmuchoftenerslighted,thehastyinroadsoftheIsaurians,whichwerenotattendedwithanyconsequences。]
[Footnote120:TrebelliusPollioinHist。August。p。107,wholivedunderDiocletian,orConstantine。SeelikewisePancirolusadNotit。Imp。Orientc。115,141。SeeCod。Theodos。l。ix。tit。
35,leg。37,withacopiouscollectiveAnnotationofGodefroy,tom。iii。p。256,257。]
[Footnote121:SeethefullandwideextentoftheirinroadsinPhilostorgiusHist。Eccles。l。xi。c。8,withGodefroy\'slearnedDissertations。]
[Footnote122:Cod。Justinian。l。ix。tit。12,leg。10。Thepunishmentsaresevers—afineofahundredpoundsofgold,degradation,andevendeath。Thepublicpeacemightaffordapretence,butZenowasdesirousofmonopolizingthevalorandserviceoftheIsaurians。]
[Footnote123:TheIsaurianwarandthetriumphofAnastasiusarebrieflyanddarklyrepresentedbyJohnMalala,tom。ii。p。106,107,Evagrius,l。iii。c。35,Theophanes,p。118—120,andtheChronicleofMarcellinus。]
[Footnote124:FortesearegiosaysJustinianviroshabet,necinullodiffertabIsauria,thoughProcopiusPersic。l。i。c。
18marksanessentialdifferencebetweentheirmilitarycharacter;yetinformertimestheLycaoniansandPisidianshaddefendedtheirlibertyagainstthegreatking,Xenophon。
Anabasis,l。iii。c。2。JustinianintroducessomefalseandridiculouseruditionoftheancientempireofthePisidians,andofLycaon,who,aftervisitingRome,longbeforeAeenas,gaveanameandpeopletoLycaoni,Novell。24,25,27,30。]
ChapterXL:ReignOfJustinian。