At last the Sultan came to St. Sophia, where the crowd of wailing captives was being divided among his soldiery. He rode in at the eastern door, and bade a mollah ascend the pulpit and repeat there the formula of the Moslem faith. So the cry that God was great and Mohammed his prophet rang through the dome where thirty generations of patriarchs had celebrated the Holy Mysteries, and all Europe and Asia knew the end was come of the longest tale of Empire that Christendom has yet seen. Finis. TABLE OF EMPERORS. Arcadius, 395-408 Theodosius II., 408-450 Marcianus, 450-457 Leo I., 457-474 Zeno, 474-491 Anastasius I., 491-518 Justinus I., 518-527 Justinianus I., 527-565 Justinus II., 565-578 Tiberius II., Constantinus, 578-582 Mauricius, 582-602 Phocas, 602-610 Heraclius, 610-641 Heraclius Constantinus and Heracleonas, 641-2 Constans II., 642-668 Constantine IV., 668-685 Justinian II., 685-695 Leontius, 695-697 Tiberius III., Apsimarus, 697-705 Justinian II. (restored), 705-711 Philippicus, 711-713 Anastasius II., Artemius, 713-715 Theodosius III., 715-717 Leo III., the Isaurian, 717-740 Constantine V., Copronymus, 740-775 Leo IV., 775-779 Constantine VI., 779-797 Irene, 797-802 Nicephorus I., 802-811 Stauracius, 811 Michael I., Rhangabe, 811-813 Leo V., the Armenian, 813-820 Michael II., the Amorian, 820-829 Theophilus, 829-842 Michael III., 842-867 Basil I., the Macedonian, 867-886 Leo VI., the Wise, 886-912 Constantine VII., Porphyrogenitus, 912-958 [Co-regent Emperors— Alexander, 912-913 Romanus I., Lecapenus, 919-945] Romanus II., 958-963 Basil II., Bulgaroktonos, 963-1025 [Co-regent Emperors— Nicephorus II., Phocas, 963-969 John I., Zimisces, 969-976] Constantine VIII., 1025-28 Romanus III., Argyrus, 1028-34 Michael IV., the Paphlagonian, 1034-42 Michael V., 1042 Constantine IX., Monomachus, 1042-55 Theodora, 1055-57 Michael VI., Stratioticus, 1056-57 Isaac I., Comnenus, 1057-59 Constantine X., Ducas, 1059-67 Michael VII., Ducas, 1067-78 [Co-regent Emperor— Romanus IV., Diogenes, 1067-71] Nicephorus III., Botaniates, 1078-81 Alexius I., Comnenus, 1081-1118 John II., Comnenus, 1118-43 Manuel I., Comnenus, 1143-80 Alexius II., Comnenus, 1180-83 Andronicus I., Comnenus, 1183-85 Isaac II., Angelus, 1185-95 Alexius III., Angelus, 1195-1203 Isaac II. (restored), 1203-4 Alexius V., Ducas, 1204 LATIN EMPERORS. Baldwin I., 1204-5 Henry, 1205-16 Peter, 1217-19 Robert, 1219-28 Baldwin II., 1228-61 NICAEAN EMPERORS. Theodore I., Lascaris, 1204-22 John III., Ducas, 1222-54 Theodore II., Ducas, 1254-59 John IV., Ducas, 1259-60 EMPIRE RESTORED. Michael VIII., Paleologus, 1260-82 Andronicus II., Paleologus, 1282-1328 Andronicus III., Paleologus, 1328-41 John V., Paleologus, 1341-91 [Co-regent— John VI., Cantacuzenus, 1347-54] Manuel II., 1391-1425 John VII., 1425-48 Constantine XI., 1448-53 INDEX. Abdalmelik, the Caliph, wars of, with Justinian II., 174-6 Abubekr, the Caliph, wars of, with Heraclius, 160