Identifier: gri_33125008050011 (find matches)
Title: Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884
Subjects: Middle Ages Civilization, Medieval Civilization, Renaissance Costume Military art and science Christian life
Publisher: London : Bickers & Son
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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THE POPES. 249 apostolic pre-eminence of Rome over Constantinople—a pre-eminence whichwas, moreover, recognised by the Council of Chalcedon. The empire, like the Church, needed such a man as St. Leo in its days of
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adversity. The invasion of the barbarians was triumphant in the West, andnearly all of the conquerors were either Arians, who denied the divinity ofChrist, or idolaters. Leo triumphed over all these calamities. Rome hadalready been ravished by Alaric in 410, but even he respected the churches in K K 250 THE POPES. which the population had fled for refuge. Attila, at the head of sevenhundred thousand men, marched on Rome for the purpose of devastating itwith fire and sword; resistance seemed out of the question, and the Emperorwas preparing to escape. Amidst the universal panic, Pope Leo, accom-panied by a consul, went out to meet the dreaded chieftain, and induced himto turn back. Some years later, Genseric poured his vandals into Italy, and again Leoboldly presented himself before his fierce assailant, and made him renouncehis intention of burning the city and slaying the inhabitants. Thus didcircumstances lead the way for the temporal power of the popes in Rome, ofwhich they eventua

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