"La Mediterranee au Moyen Age."

Yesterday afternoon in Sanders Theatre M. Ren's Millet delivered the third of the series of lectures under the auspices of the Cercle Francais taking as his special subject "La Mediterranee an Moyen Age. Les Maritimes Republiques. Rapports entre Chretiens et Mussulmans."

As he pointed out in his previous lecture the conflict between European and Asiatic customs and tendencies was largely responsible for breaking up the unity of the Mediterranean empire. A fanatical crisis in Bagdad at the end of the eighth century, M. Millet said, and a thorough reform of the Christian church in the eleventh century, coupled with the desire to restore the old Roman empire, was directly responsible for the Crusades. These served to subdue the Mohammedans--the "yellow peril" of the Middle Ages. With the decline of the Crusading spirit Europe came into contact with the luxury of the East; and great commercial natons, such as Venice, came into prominence. While the empire in Europe was slowly going to pieces, Rome was futilely endeavoring to form a united Christian empire, not national but European.

M. Millet will give his last lecture on Friday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock.