Thera
an island in the Grecian archipelago, the most S. of the Cyclades; 41 sq. m. geological interest on account of the vol- It possesses extraordinary geological interest on account of the volbeen the theater. The whole island is simply one side of a vast crater, the other side of which has sunk into the sea. From the site of the ancient center of volcanic energy small islands have at different times been raised, the last in during historic time; e. g., 198 B. C., A. D. posed to live on Lake Mareotis, near Alexandria. Their discipline resembled THERAPEUTÆ, an ascetic sect, supthat of the Essenes, but was more severe in food and in the preference for the solitary life to the common fellowship.
Throughout the week each lived in his lonely dwelling, but on the Sabbath they assembled for worship. The sole authority for their existence, "The Contemplabut to an early Christian writing about tive Life," is not now attributed to Philo 300 A. D. treats of the healing of diseases. It deals with the form, manner, and time