Decius, persecution of the Christians under, i. 449, 450 Defoe, Daniel, his tract against beggars, ii. 98, and _note_ Delphi, oracle of, its description of the best religion, i. 167 Deogratias, his ransom of prisoners, ii. 72 Despotism, Helvétius’ remarks on the moral effects of, i. 129, _note_ Diagoras, his denial of the existence of the gods, i. 162 Diodorus, the philosopher, his suicide, i. 215 Dion Chrysostom, his denunciation of images of the Deity, i. 166, 167, _note_. His life and works, 312 Dionysius of Halicarnassus, on the creed of the Romans, i. 167 Disinterestedness, Bentham’s remarks on, quoted, i. 32, _note_ Disposition, what constitutes, according to the theory of association, i. 30 Divination, a favourite subject of Roman ridicule, i. 166. Belief of the ancients in, 363 Divorce, unbounded liberty of, among the Romans, ii. 306-308. Condemned by the Church, 350, 351 Docetæ, their tenets, ii. 102 Dog-star, legend of the, ii. 162 Dolphin, legends of the, ii. 162, and _note_ Domestic laws, Roman, changes in, i. 297, 298 Domestic virtues, destruction of the, by the ascetics, ii. 125 Domitian, his law respecting suicide, i. 219. Anecdote of his cruelty, 289. His law as to slaves, 307. His persecution of the Stoics and Christians, 431, 432 Domitilla, banishment of, i. 433 Domnina, her suicide with her daughters, ii. 46 Donatists, their intolerance, ii. 195 Dowry of women, rise of the, ii. 277 and _note_ Dreams, opinions of the Romans concerning, i. 366, 367, _note_ Dumont, M., on vengeance quoted, i. 41, _note_ Duty, theory of morals must explain what is, and the notion of there being such a thing as, i. 5. Paley on the difference between it and prudence, 15, 16, _note_. Distinction between natural duties and those resting on positive law, 93. Duty a distinct motive, 180 Dwarfs, combats of, in the arena, i. 281 Earthquakes, how regarded by the ancients, i. 369. Cause of persecutions of the Christians, 408 Easter controversy, bitterness of the, ii. 198 Eclectic school of philosophy, rise of the, i. 242. Its influence on the Stoics, 245 Eclipses, opinions of the ancients concerning, i. 366 Education, importance ascribed to, by the theory of the association of ideas, i. 30. Contrast between that adopted by the Catholic priesthood and that of the English public schools, 114. Its influence on the benevolent feelings, 133, 134. Two distinct theories of, 187 Egypt, the cradle of monachism, ii. 105. The Mohammedan conquest of, 143. Triumphs of the Catholics in, 196 Egyptians, their reverence for the vulture, i. 108, _note_. Their kindness to animals, 289. Contrast of the spirit of their religion with that of the Greeks, 324. Difference between the Stoical and Egyptian pantheism, 325 Elephants, legends of, ii. 161 Emperors, Roman, apotheosis of, i. 170, 257