He ascended the throne, greeted by the acclamations of the whole city.

No opposition ventured to manifest itself, and Monomaque was soon in the undisputed possession of power.
Nothing can give one a more vivid idea of the state of the times than the festivals appointed in honor of the new reign as described by the ancient annalists.

The bones of two saints were transferred from one church to another in the city.

A magnificent coffin of silver, embellished with gold, precious stones, and _bas reliefs_, so exquisitely carved as to excite the admiration even of the Grecian artists, contained the sacred relics, and excited the wonder and veneration of the whole multitude.

The imposing ceremony drew to Kief the princes, the clergy, the lords, the warriors, even, from the most distant parts of the empire.