Ammon, St., his refusal to wash himself, ii. 110. Deserts his wife, 322 Amour, William de St., his denunciation of the mendicant orders, ii. 96 Amphitheatres, history and remains of Roman, i. 273 Anaxagoras, on the death of his son, i. 191. On his true country, 201 Anchorites. _See_ Ascetics; Monasticism Angelo, Michael, in what he failed, ii. 363 Anglo-Saxon nations, their virtues and vices, i. 153 Animals, lower, Egyptian worship of, i. 166, _note_. Humanity to animals probably first advocated by Plutarch, 244. Animals employed in the arena at Rome, 280. Instances of kindness to, 288, 307. Legends of the connection of the saints and the animal world, ii. 161. Pagan legends of the intelligence of animals, 161, 162. Legislative protection of them, 162. Views as to the souls of animals, 162. Moral duty of kindness to animals taught by pagans, 166. Legends in the lives of the saints in connection with animals, 168. Progress in modern times of humanity to animals, 172 Antigonus of Socho, his doctrine of virtue, i. 183, _note_ Antioch, charities of, ii. 80. Its extreme vice and asceticism, 153 Antisthenes, his scepticism, i. 162 Antoninus, the philosopher, his prediction, i. 427 Antoninus the Pious, his death, i. 207. His leniency towards the Christians, 438, 439. Forged letter of, 439, _note_. His charity, ii. 77 Antony, St., his flight into the desert, ii. 103. His mode of life, 110. His dislike to knowledge, 115. Legend of his visit to Paul the hermit, 157, 158 Aphrodite, the celestial and earthly, i. 106 Apollonius of Tyana, his conversation with an Egyptian priest respecting the Greek and Egyptian modes of worshipping the deity, i. 166, _note_. Miracles attributed to him, 372. His humanity to animals, ii. 165 Apollonius, the merchant, his dispensary for monks, ii. 81 Apuleius, his condemnation of suicide, i. 213. His disquisition on the doctrine of dæmons, 323. Practical form of his philosophy, 329. Miracles attributed to him, 372. His defence of tooth-powder, ii. 148 Archytas of Tarentum, his speech on the evils of sensuality, i. 200, _note_ Argos, story of the sons of the priestess of Juno at, i. 206 Arians, their charges against the Catholics, i. 418, _note_ Aristides, his gentleness, i. 228 Aristotle, his admission of the practice of abortion, i. 92. Emphasis with which he dwelt upon the utility of virtue, 124. His patriotism, 200. His condemnation of suicide, 212. His opinions as to the duties of Greeks to barbarians, 229 Arius, death of, ii. 196 Arnobius, on the miracles of Christ, i. 375 Arrian, his humanity to animals, ii. 164 Arsenius, St., his penances, ii. 107, 114, _note_. His anxiety to avoid distractions, 125, _note_