Volume 1

The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary; being a curious miscellany of sacred and prophane history. Containing, in short, the lives and most remarkable actions of the patriarchs, judges, and kings of the Jews; of the apostles, fathers, and doctors of the church; of popes, cardinals, bishops, &c. ... Together with the establishment and progress both of religious and military orders, and the lives of their founders. As also, the fabulous history of the heathen gods and heroes. The description of empires, kingdoms, commonwealths, provinces, cities, towns, islands, mountains ... The whole being full of remarks and curious enquiries, for the illustration of several difficulties in theology, history, chronology and geography. Collected from the best historians, chronologers, and lexicographers ... but more especially out of Lewis Morery, D.D. his eighth edition corrected and enlarged by Monsieur Le Clerc; in two volumes in folio. To which are added, by way of supplement, inter-mix'd throughout the alphabet, the lives, most remarkable actions, and writings of several illustrious families of our English, Scotch and Irish nobility, and gentry, and most famous men of all professions, arts and sciences: as also, an exact description of these kingdoms; with the most considerable occurrences that have happened to this present time / [Louis Moréri].

Louis Moréri

Date:: 1701

Credit: The great historical, geographical, genealogical and poetical dictionary; being a curious miscellany of sacred and prophane history. Containing, in short, the lives and most remarkable actions of the patriarchs, judges, and kings of the Jews; of the apostles, fathers, and doctors of the church; of popes, cardinals, bishops, &c. ... Together with the establishment and progress both of religious and military orders, and the lives of their founders. As also, the fabulous history of the heathen gods and heroes. The description of empires, kingdoms, commonwealths, provinces, cities, towns, islands, mountains ... The whole being full of remarks and curious enquiries, for the illustration of several difficulties in theology, history, chronology and geography. Collected from the best historians, chronologers, and lexicographers ... but more especially out of Lewis Morery, D.D. his eighth edition corrected and enlarged by Monsieur Le Clerc; in two volumes in folio. To which are added, by way of supplement, inter-mix'd throughout the alphabet, the lives, most remarkable actions, and writings of several illustrious families of our English, Scotch and Irish nobility, and gentry, and most famous men of all professions, arts and sciences: as also, an exact description of these kingdoms; with the most considerable occurrences that have happened to this present time / [Louis Moréri]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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J It Iqft much of its Ancient Splendour, or rather is almoft fuin’d to what it was, there not being in it above 8000 Inhabitants: The main occafion of which is, hecaufe it has loft the Trade of the Indies, fince the Porft^utfes found out a fafer Way, by the Cape of Good Hope. Near the Haven is the Ifland Pharos, now join’d to the firm Land by a Mote which Cleopatra caufed to be raifed ; upon that Iftand ftood the Tower of Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the World ; upon the Ruines of which, the Turks have now built a Caftle, and another upon the Harbom ; but not- withftanding the great decay of the City,there are yet to be feen the Ruines of Cleopatra's Magnificent Palace, the Cells and Chambers appointed for the Seventy that Tranflatcd the Bible, and without the City, the Remains of Pompey's Pik lar, the Pedeftal of which is eight Fathom high, all of one piece of Call: Marble : But the greateft Lofs was that of the ineftimable Library of yooooo Volumes coUefted by Ptolemy Philadelphia, confumed in the Wars between (Safar and Posnpey. Tavernier's Travels. This City is thought to have been the Hoph of the He- hresos, the Strongeft, Richeft, and beft Inhabited of Egypt, having the Hile on the E. and W, the Palm MxotU on the S. and the Mediterranean on theN. but it was entirely ruined by Nebuchadnez,z,ar, about .Hn. M. 3380. asProphefied by Jer. t.44. Ezek.z^. 43. 46. Nehem.-i. Whfen Alexander the Great built, or rather repaired it in form of a Macedonian Cloak, it was about fix miles round ; but at laft grew fo much, that it was 15 Italian miles in compafs. The Haven was made inacceffible to Strangers, by Works concealed in the Water ; on the. Left fide it had an Artificial Mole, and on the Right the Ifland pharm,with a Light-Houfe difeerni- ble 100 miles at Sea, according to fome Authors: It had Noble Schools, and the beft Library in the World, begun by Ariflotle, augmented by one of the Ptolemies, and burnt by Julim Cafar when he took the City by Storm,y/«.JVf.3903. It was taken again by Augujim in 3910. was reckoned the Metropolis of Egypt, furnilhed Rome with four Months Corn, and paid as much Tribute in a Month, as Jerufalem did in a Year: The number of Freemen in it being reckon’d at that time 300000. St. Mark is faid to have been the firft who Preached the Gofpel here, and to have Seal’d it with his Blood after Twenty years Miniftry. It was taken by the Saracens in 641. iduhienjis fays. That the Htle pafles under its Houles, which are all Arched, and particularly notes its Light-Houfe, as exceeding all that are on the Earth, being built with Marble, Cemented with melted Lead, and 300 Cubits high. On the South-lide of the City is a Noble Palace, then called Solomons Hoiife, and fuppoled to have been built by him. Concerning the Light-houfe, he lays. That the Caufe of its building was the Lownefs of the Plain in which the City ftands, there being no Mountain near to direft Sailers to it; fo that the faid Light-houfe appears like a Pillar of Smoak by Day, and a Star at Night to thofe afar off at Sea. After the Mahometans took it, it remained defolate for fome Ages 3 but rcpeopled again by one of the Caliphs. In 1147. the P'enttians and King of Cyprut took this City, and not being able to keep it, burnt it to the Ground j fince which it never recovered its former Luftre. The Land about it will bear no Corn ; fo that what they have is brought thither at 40 miles diftance; but on the fide of the M/e they have a few Gardens that bear unwholefom Fruits. In 1167. it was taken by Almarick King of Jerufalem, after a long and tedious Siege: It was then very Potent and Rich ; but more accuftomed tp Merchandife than War, and had but a fmall Garrifon of Turks who were hateful to the Citizens. When the Chriftians entrqd it, they admired to fee that fuch a Multitude of People could be kept within bounds, under fuch ftreights as they were reduced to, and that being above 50000. they Ihould have furrender’d to them, who were not above 500 Horfe and 5000 Foot. The Buildings of the City are now mean, and erefted on the ruines of the Former; neither is the fixth Parc of the An¬ ient bounds inhabited. The Walls are Quadrangular, and ave fmu: Gates; and there are about 100 Churches and Molques in it. The Inhabitants are Moors, Jem, Copiies, and Creetians, who live here for Trade : But the Haven is very Unfafe and Dangerous; it is guarded by two ftrong Caftles, and the City by a Third, all well planted with Cannon. ilackluii. Nubienfis, Strabo, Sandys, Diodorus. The Church of Alexandria, founded by St. Mark, Difcipic £f St. Peter, had great Privileges, and was famous for its earned Men, as Clemens Alexandrinw, Origen, ^c. and for its Pious Prelates, St. Heraclius, Athanafus, CyriUus, c^’r. un¬ til its Doftrine was corrupted by Ariits and Meletim. The Clergy met feveral times in this Town to adjuft differen¬ ces ; Their confiderableft Allemblies are thefe that follow. Firft; That of the Bilhops of Egypt and Libya, under Saint Alexander, Wherein Arius was a Second time Excommuni¬ cated. Secondly,A Council held in 324. by Bilhop of Cwduba in Spain, fent to Alexandria, by Conflantine the Greett, to fupprefs Arianifm, and the Schifm of Meletim ; and alfo to fix the Celebration of the Feaft of EaBer, obferved at that time, by fome on the. r4th of Marth, according to the Cuftom of the Jews ; by others on the following Sunday. Here have been alfo feveral Councils to juftifie St. Atha~ nafim, who held one himfelfin 362. after the Death of the Pfeudo-Prelate George, Maffacred by the Alexandrians. It was refolved in this Affembly, That the Defenders of He- refie ftould be pardoned upon their Repentance, but not allow’d to be of the Clergy ; That thofe that were forced into a Compliance might continue in their Places, on fub- toibing to the Council of Nice: The Bilhops wrote to Lu~ tifer of Cagliari, concerning the Church of Antioch,dechiing, That the Holy Ghoft had the fame Subftance and Divinity with the Father and Son • Thar there was no created thing, nothing Pofterior nor Inferior in the Trinity; They alio condemned Apollinarim's Herefie. St. Athanafm held another in 353. &fKT Julian the Apoftate’s Death, and wrote to the Emperor Jovian his Succelfor, who had recall’d him from Banilhment: This Letter is to be feen in his Works, and in the Colleftion of the Councils. St. Cyril ht]A onem 430. againft A/f/omw: And Difeorm,who fuccceded him,u^n In¬ formation that Pope Leo in a Council at Row had condemned that called the Cabal or pretended Council ofEphefns, affem- bled fome of his Party in 449. and Excommunicated the Pope. But two Years after Proterias fubmirred to the Ordi¬ nances of the Council of which,after he was Malla- cred by the Hereticks,were condemn’d in a Council held by Timothy Mlurm his Succelfor, in 459. In 63 3. Cyrus, chofen Archbilhop of Alexandria, held a Synod; where, in the De¬ cree call’d the Agreement, hQ publilhed Nine Articles, in the 7th of which, he boldly defended the Herefie of the thelites, and threaten’d to Anathematize any that durft op- pole it. Le Mire, Bibl. Ecclef. ALEXANDRIA di Paglia, an Epifcopal City in fti- lanois. Suffragan to the Achbilhop of Milan : It was built in the Year 1x78. by the Inhabitants of Cremona, Piacenza, and Milan, who took part with Alexander III. againft the Emperor Barbarojpt. Afterward the fame Emperor befieg’d it; and though the Walls at that time were only made of Mud and Straw, from whence it had the additional Name of di Paglia: The Inhabitants, being about 15606, defended it fo bravely, that he was forced to leave it, after he bad lain before it <5 Months. Then the Citizens put it under the Proteftion of Alexander HI. After that, it be. came fubjeft to the Dukes of Milan, the French, and thix Spaniards. It fuffer’d much in the 15 th Century,though the Siege that the Prince of Co»r/and the D.of Modena laid to it in it>57- prov’d none of the moft fuccefsful. It is now ftrong and well fortified againft the Surprizes of the French be- corne near Neighbours to it. This Town ftands in the middle, betwixt Genoa and Turin, 52 Miles Weft of Milan Blondus, Baudr. ALEXANDRIA, in Albania, at the Foot of the Mountam Caucafm, upon the Shoar of the Cafpian Sea, and the Chief Emporium of that Country ; by the Turks cail’d Temur-Capt, or Iron-Gates-, 10 days Journey from Ecbatann the Royal Seat of Perfa, where there is a Paffage out of Afa into Scythia, through the Streights of the Mountains Baudr. ALEXANDRIA, in Arachofta, now Cabul or as others fay, Candahar, a fortified City of India on this fide Ganges, the Metropolis of that Region, upon the Con¬ fines of Perfia, at the foot of tlie Mountains, 100 Miles from the River Indus to the Weft, under the Great Mozul Baudr. * ' ALEXANDRIA, in Poland, a new City in the Upper Volhinia, upon the River Horin, 20 Polilh Leagues from Lucco, 8 from Corzee,, and 12 from Ojlrorog. ALEXANDRIA, a Town in Sufana in Perfia. Dio- ”yfms, a Geographer, mentioned by Pliny, was born there. ALEXANDRIA, a Town 7 Miles and an half in compafs, built by Alexander the Great, near the River Ta- nais, or the Don. ^intus Curtius, who mentions this Town tells us, Alexander built feveral of the fame Name; as, one in the indies, and elfewhere. Lib. 4. 7. ^ 9, ALEXANDRINI di Neujiain (Julio) born at Trent .* He was Phyfician to the Emperor , and much eftcem’d about the Year 155^. He has wrote fcvei-al Treatifex ; De Sanitate tuenda ; De Medicina ^ Medico; Avnotationes id Galenum. ALEXANDRUM, a Caftle in the half Tribe of Ma- naffeh, on the Weft of Jordan in Canaan, in which Arijlo- bulus. King of the Jews, rendred up himfelf into the hands of Pompey the Great. Afterwards Alexander, the Son of this Ariftobulus, endeavoured to fortifie it againft the Romans ; but was forced, by a Siege, to yield it up to them, upon which it was demolilhed. Ariftobulus efcaping from Rome, endeavoured to rebuild it, but was prevented by Gabinius. Herod the Great employ’d Pheroras, his Brother, to rebuild it ; and in this Caftle depofited Mdriamne, his Beautiful and Beloved Wife, when he went to Anguftus Cafar to Rhodes. Jofeph. i^. Asiti^. 22. 10^.6,y, i6.ts. i de Bello, 5, 6,11, ry. ALEXAS,

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