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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~
Chapter 11 – A Literal Prophecy
rallying their forces, resolved to dispute his
possession of the city by a regular siege. They
commenced in March, 537. Belisarius feared
despair and treachery on the part of the
people. Several senators, and Pope Sylverius,
on proof or suspicion of treason, were sent
into exile. The emperor commanded the
clergy to elect a new bishop. After solemnly
invoking the Holy Ghost, says Gibbon, they
elected the deacon Vigilius, who, by a bribe of
two hundred pounds of gold, had purchased
the honor.
The whole nation of the Ostrogoths had been
assembled for the siege of Rome; but success
did not attend their efforts. Their hosts melted
away in frequent and bloody combats under
the city walls; and the year and nine days
during which the siege lasted, witnessed
