The Progress of Religious Ideas, Through Successive Ages, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Progress of Religious Ideas, Through Successive Ages, Vol. 3 of 3 Whatever might have been the real origin of the story, the emperor caused a standard to be made 1n the form of a cross, and, according to tradition, it was an exact copy of the one seen in his dream. The shaft was cased with gold, and it was surmounted by a golden crown, on which were inscribed a monogram, signifying the name of Christ. Beneath the crown was a small purple banner, and the bust of Constantine, which shared the homage paid by the soldiers to their consecrated standard, without necessarily bringing them under the charge of idolatry. This standard was called the Labarum, the meaning of which is now un known. It was for along time carried at the head of the imperial army, intrusted to the care of fifty faitt guards, and a belief prevailed that no weapon could harm them while they were employed in guarding the sacred emblem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.