a small rocky island in the Ægean Sea, about eighteen miles in
circumference; which, on account of its dreary and desolate character,
was used by the Roman emperors as a place of confinement for criminals.
To this island St. John was banished by the Emperor Domitian; and here
he had his revelation, recorded in the Apocalypse.
circumference; which, on account of its dreary and desolate character,
was used by the Roman emperors as a place of confinement for criminals.
To this island St. John was banished by the Emperor Domitian; and here
he had his revelation, recorded in the Apocalypse.