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THE STORY OF DANIEL THE PROPHET

Stephen N. Haskell

“But go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest and stand in thy
lot at the end of the days.” Daniel 12:13.

Mediterranean yielded to the arms and creed

of Justinian.

In the autumn of 534 Justinian granted a

triumph to Belisarius. Gibbon thus described

the scene: “From the palace of Belisarius the

procession was conducted through the streets

to the hippodrome.... The wealth of nations

was displayed, the trophies of martial or

effeminate luxury; rich armor; golden thrones,

and the chariots of state which had been used

by the Vandal queen; the massive furniture of

the royal banquet, the splendor of precious

stones, the elegant forms of statues and vases,

the more substantial treasures of gold, and the

holy vessels of the Jewish temple, which, after

their long peregrination, were respectfully

deposited in the Christian church of