Schenck, account of, of the bloody sweat of a nun, I, 59 Schürer, on the existence of the Sanhedrin at the time of Christ, I, 176 on the jurisdiction of the Sanhedrin, II, 18 on the administration of civil law by Sanhedrin, II, 30 Scipio Africanus, trial of, before Comitia Centuriata, II, 41 Scott, Sir Walter, on the contest between Richard III and Saladin, I, 47, 48 Scourging, of Jesus, I, 56 mode of, among Romans, II, 55 Scribes, Jewish, Edersheim on, I, 302 Scribes, Jewish Chamber of. See Sanhedrin Segnensis, Henricus, anecdote of, illustrative of mediæval ignorance regarding Talmud, II, 74 Semiramis, Assyrian queen, origin of crucifixion imputed to, II, 54 Seneca, anecdote from, regarding political informers, II, 71 on the patriotic observance of the national religion, II, 226 on suicide, II, 232 on slavery, II, 252 on Roman myths, II, 265 Septuagint, version of the Bible, paraphrasing of anthropomorphic passages in, I, 237 Sepulture, of crucified criminals forbidden, II, 58 Serapis, Egyptian deity, images of thrown down, II, 73 Marcus Aurelius an adorer of, II, 217 Servilia, mistress of Julius Cæsar, II, 239 Shammai, School of, and the Mishna, I, 79 dissensions of, with School of Hillel, II, 309 Shevuah ben Kalba, Jewish elder, biographical note on, II, 319 Shoterim of the Sanhedrin, I, 113 Sibylline Books, II, 199, 204 Sibyl, Erythræan, Virgil inspired by, II, 287 Simon, Jewish rebel, revolt of, II, 110 Simon, Jewish elder, biographical note on, II, 320 Simon Boethus, made high priest by Herod I, II, 296 Simon ben Camithus, Jewish high priest, biographical note on, II, 298 Simon Cantharus, Jewish high priest, biographical note on, II, 297 Simon, son of Gamaliel, Jewish elder, biographical note on, II, 305 Simon Hamizpah, Jewish scribe, biographical note on, II, 314 Sinaitic MS. of the Bible, I, 67 Slavery, under Hebrew law, I, 95 account of, among Romans, II, 250, 251 Social life, Græco-Roman, marriage and divorce, II, 236-240 prostitution, II, 242-244 luxury and extravagance, II, 244-249 poverty of Roman masses, II, 249 slavery, II, 249-253 infanticide, II, 254 gladiatorial games, II, 255-262 depravity of, traceable to corrupt myths, II, 262-270 practice of Bacchanalian rites, II, 270-283 hopeless state of, at time of Christ, II, 284-287 Socrates, Greek philosopher, resemblance of charges against, to those against Jesus, II, 181 counsel of, to Hetairai, II, 243 Sodomy, prevalence of, among Greeks and Romans, II, 262-264 practiced in Roman temples, II, 269 Solomon ben Joseph, Jewish rabbi, on the Talmud, I, 90 Sonnenthal, Adolf von, Jewish actor, refused freedom of Vienna, II, 182 Sparta, licentiousness of, II, 241 Spartacus, Roman gladiator, revolt of, II, 259, 260 Spartans, marital looseness of, II, 241