167. Eusebius (in Vit. Constant. l. iii. c. 54) and Libanius
(Orat. pro Templis, p. 9, 10, edit. Gothofred.) both mention
the pious sacrilege of Constantine, which they viewed in
very different lights. The latter expressly declares that
"he made use of the sacred money, but made no alteration in
the legal worship; the temples indeed were impoverished, but
the sacred rites were performed there." Lardner's Jewish and
Heathen Testimonies, vol. iv. p. 140.